CVE-2016-5297

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An error in argument length checking in JavaScript, leading to potential integer overflows or other bounds checking issues. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 45.5, Firefox ESR < 45.5, and Firefox < 50.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 9.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jun 11, 2018
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-5297: Critical severity, CVSS 9.8 | Vulnix