UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5289

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2016-5289
Downstream
USN-3124-1
Published: 17 Nov 2016, 00:00
Last modified:22 Apr 2026, 10:51

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
9.8 CRITICAL
3.0 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

17 Nov 2016, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
22 Apr 2026, 10:51
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Memory safety bugs were reported in Firefox 49. 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 Firefox < 50.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•CRITICAL•Score: 9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•firefox

    < 50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 | < 50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

References (4)