CVE-2016-5296
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.6%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-5296
To remediate CVE-2016-5296, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/firefox-esr—upgrade to 45.5.0esr-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-5296 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 45.5.0esr-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |