vulnerability
MFSA2016-71 Firefox: Crash in incremental garbage collection in JavaScript (CVE-2016-5255)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Aug 2, 2016 | Aug 3, 2016 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 2, 2016
Added
Aug 3, 2016
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the js::PreliminaryObjectArray::sweep function in Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted JavaScript that is mishandled during incremental garbage collection.
Solution
mozilla-firefox-upgrade-48_0
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