SB2016092219 - Information disclosure in Mozilla Firefox
Published: September 22, 2016 Updated: September 23, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016092219
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5271)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.The weakness is caused by using of display:contents during text processing. An out-of-bounds read error in PropertyProvider::GetSpacingInternal() allows attackers to view important user's data.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in access to potentially sensitive data on the vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.