CVE-2016-5297 Integer overflow in Firefox

What is CVE-2016-5297?

CVE-2016-5297 is a critical 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

An error in argument length checking in JavaScript, leading to potential integer overflows or other bounds checking issues. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 45.5, Firefox ESR < 45.5, and Firefox < 50.

Weakness: CWE-190

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5297?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5297?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-5297 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5297 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5297, GHSA-3h9f-q3m2-wjhj, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5297.