CVE-2016-5290 describes critical memory safety bugs in Firefox versions prior to 50, Firefox ESR prior to 45.5, and Thunderbird prior to 45.5, which could lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), indicating it is easily exploitable over a network with no user interaction, potentially allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been confirmed, the high number of community mentions suggests significant attention. Despite its age, the high FAUCET Risk Score of 93/100 highlights its severe potential impact.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 45.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 50.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 45.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.