CVE-2016-5263 — Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast in Mozilla Firefox

CWE-704 — Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast8 documents8 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.7%
top 28.43%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Mozilla FirefoxOracle Linux
Timeline
PublishedAug 5
Latest updateMay 13

Description

The nsDisplayList::HitTest function in Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.3 mishandles rendering display transformation, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that leverages "type confusion."

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDmozilla/firefox47.0.1+4
▶NVDoracle/linux5.0, 6, 7+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-f56r-gj93-xc2f: The nsDisplayList::HitTest function in Mozilla Firefox before 48↗2022-05-13
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OSV
CVE-2016-5263: The nsDisplayList::HitTest function in Mozilla Firefox before 48↗2016-08-05
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CVEList
CVE-2016-5263: The nsDisplayList::HitTest function in Mozilla Firefox before 48↗2016-08-05
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
Firefox vulnerabilities↗2016-08-05
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Red Hat
Mozilla: Type confusion in display transformation (MFSA 2016-78)↗2016-08-02
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Debian
CVE-2016-5263: firefox - The nsDisplayList::HitTest function in Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 and Firefox E...↗2016
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-5263 Mozilla: Type confusion in display transformation (MFSA 2016-78)↗2016-08-01
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