CVE-2016-5271

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    CVE-2016-5271

    Published: 22 Sept 2016Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The PropertyProvider::GetSpacingInternal function in Mozilla Firefox before 49.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via text runs in conjunction with a "display: contents" Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) property.

    References: , http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93052, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036852, http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-85.html, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1288946

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Low
    High
    Availability
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    High