Use After Free Affecting firefox package, versions <49.0+build4-0ubuntu0.16.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
8.37% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-FIREFOX-421907
  • published22 Sept 2016
  • disclosed22 Sept 2016

Introduced: 22 Sep 2016

CVE-2016-5276  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 firefox to version 49.0+build4-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Use-after-free vulnerability in the mozilla::a11y::DocAccessible::ProcessInvalidationList 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 or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via an aria-owns attribute.