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CVE-2016-5290 Memory safety bugs were reported in Firefox 49 and Firefox ESR 45.4
Description
Memory safety bugs were reported in Firefox 49 and Firefox ESR 45.4. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort that some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 45.5, Firefox ESR < 45.5, and Firefox < 50.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Thunderbird 45.5 | earliest → < 45.5 | 45.5 |
| Firefox ESR 45.5 | earliest → < 45.5 | 45.5 |
| Firefox 50 | earliest → < 50 | 50 |
References
- DSA-3730 www.debian.org
- RHSA-2016:2825 rhn.redhat.com
- bugzilla.mozilla.org bugzilla.mozilla.org
- 94335 www.securityfocus.com
- 1037298 www.securitytracker.com
- GLSA-201701-15 security.gentoo.org
- www.mozilla.org www.mozilla.org
- RHSA-2016:2780 rhn.redhat.com
- www.mozilla.org www.mozilla.org
- www.mozilla.org www.mozilla.org
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