CVE-2016-5296 Memory corruption in Firefox
Heap-buffer-overflow in Cairo allows attackers to cause crashes or potentially execute code via malicious SVG content in Firefox and Thunderbird.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-5296?
CVE-2016-5296 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 11 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A heap-buffer-overflow in Cairo when processing SVG content caused by compiler optimization, resulting in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 45.5, Firefox ESR < 45.5, and Firefox < 50.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5296?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5296?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2016-5296 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5296 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5296, GHSA-q9hf-wj5h-x9vx, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5296.