CVE-2016-5287
published 2018-06-11CVE-2016-5287: A potentially exploitable use-after-free crash during actor destruction with service workers. This issue does not affect releases earlier than Firefox 49. This…
PriorityP343critical9.8CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
2.43%
82.2th percentile
A potentially exploitable use-after-free crash during actor destruction with service workers. This issue does not affect releases earlier than Firefox 49. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 49.0.2.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | firefox | < firefox 50.0-1 (sid) | firefox 50.0-1 (sid) |
| debian | firefox-esr | < firefox 50.0-1 (sid) | firefox 50.0-1 (sid) |
| mozilla | firefox | < 49.0.2 | 49.0.2 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 49.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | 49.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 49.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 | 49.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= unspecified < 49.0.2 | 49.0.2 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.09.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv9.8CRITICAL
vendor_debian9.8CRITICAL
vendor_redhat9.8CRITICAL
vendor_ubuntu9.8CRITICAL
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GHSA
GHSA-qpcp-783x-fcf2: A potentially exploitable use-after-free crash during actor destruction with service workers
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2016-5287 [CRITICAL] CWE-416 GHSA-qpcp-783x-fcf2: A potentially exploitable use-after-free crash during actor destruction with service workers
A potentially exploitable use-after-free crash during actor destruction with service workers. This issue does not affect releases earlier than Firefox 49. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 49.0.2.
OSV
firefox vulnerabilities
osv·2016-10-27·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2016-5287 [CRITICAL] firefox vulnerabilities
firefox vulnerabilities
A use-after-free was discovered in service workers. If a user were tricked
in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially
exploit this to cause a denial of service via program crash, or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5287)
It was discovered that web content could access information in the HTTP
cache in some circumstances. An attacker could potentially exploit this
to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2016-5288)
OSV
CVE-2016-5287: A potentially exploitable use-after-free crash during actor destruction with service workers
osv·2016-10-25·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2016-5287 [CRITICAL] CVE-2016-5287: A potentially exploitable use-after-free crash during actor destruction with service workers
A potentially exploitable use-after-free crash during actor destruction with service workers. This issue does not affect releases earlier than Firefox 49. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 49.0.2.
Ubuntu
Firefox vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2016-10-27·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2016-5287 [CRITICAL] Firefox vulnerabilities
Title: Firefox vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Firefox.
A use-after-free was discovered in service workers. If a user were tricked
in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially
exploit this to cause a denial of service via program crash, or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5287)
It was discovered that web content could access information in the HTTP
cache in some circumstances. An attacker could potentially exploit this
to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2016-5288)
Instructions: After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make
all the necessary changes.
Red Hat
firefox: Crash in nsTArray_base
vendor_redhat·2016-10-20·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2016-5287 [CRITICAL] firefox: Crash in nsTArray_base
firefox: Crash in nsTArray_base
A potentially exploitable use-after-free crash during actor destruction with service workers. This issue does not affect releases earlier than Firefox 49. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 49.0.2.
Package: firefox (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Not affected
Package: firefox (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: firefox (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2016-5287: firefox - A potentially exploitable use-after-free crash during actor destruction with ser...
vendor_debian·2016·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2016-5287 [CRITICAL] CVE-2016-5287: firefox - A potentially exploitable use-after-free crash during actor destruction with ser...
A potentially exploitable use-after-free crash during actor destruction with service workers. This issue does not affect releases earlier than Firefox 49. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 49.0.2.
Scope: local
sid: resolved (fixed in 50.0-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-5287 firefox: Crash in nsTArray_base
bugzilla·2016-10-21·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2016-5287 [CRITICAL] CVE-2016-5287 firefox: Crash in nsTArray_base
CVE-2016-5287 firefox: Crash in nsTArray_base
A potentially exploitable use-after-free crash during actor destruction with service workers. This issue does not affect releases earlier than Firefox 49.
Upstream bug:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1309823
Discussion:
Created firefox tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1387589]
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-5287 CVE-2016-5288 firefox: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2016-10-21·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2016-5287 [CRITICAL] CVE-2016-5287 CVE-2016-5288 firefox: various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2016-5287 CVE-2016-5288 firefox: various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
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When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
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Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
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NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported versions of Fedora. While
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93811http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037077https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1309823https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-87/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93811http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037077https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1309823https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-87/
2018-06-11
Published