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CVE-2016-5280 (GCVE-0-2016-5280)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-09-22 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 00:53
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Summary
Use-after-free vulnerability in the mozilla::nsTextNodeDirectionalityMap::RemoveElementFromMap function in Mozilla Firefox before 49.0, Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.4, and Thunderbird < 45.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via bidirectional text.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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Date Public
2016-09-20 00:00
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