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GSD-2016-9066

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:21
Details
A buffer overflow resulting in a potentially exploitable crash due to memory allocation issues when handling large amounts of incoming data. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 45.5, Firefox ESR < 45.5, and Firefox < 50.
Aliases
Aliases

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