vulnerability
MFSA2016-85 Firefox: Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 49 (CVE-2016-5256)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Sep 22, 2016 | Oct 25, 2016 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Sep 22, 2016
Added
Oct 25, 2016
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 49.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
Solution
mozilla-firefox-upgrade-49_0
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