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CVE-2016-5263

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-5263 describes a type confusion vulnerability in the nsDisplayList::HitTest function of Mozilla Firefox before version 48.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.3, affecting various Mozilla and Oracle Firefox/Linux products. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through a crafted website, requiring user interaction but with low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 47.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
45.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
45.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
45.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
45.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.25%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0225 is in the 80th percentile among its peer group of 14,848 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: firefox-0:45.3.0-1.el5_11
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: firefox-0:45.3.0-1.el6_8
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: firefox-0:45.3.0-1.el7_2
View patch
mozillavendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-5263Important

Mozilla: Type confusion in display transformation (MFSA 2016-78)

Aug 2, 2016

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00004.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00029.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-1551.html
bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPermissions Required
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201701-15
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3640
mozilla.org / security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-78.html
Vendor Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/92258
securitytracker.com / id/1036508
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-3044-1