#VU614 Arbitrary code execution in Mozilla Firefox and Oracle Linux - CVE-2016-5272

Vulnerability identifier: #VU614

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5272

CWE-ID: CWE-284

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Client/Desktop applications / Web browsers
Oracle Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Mozilla

Oracle

Description
The vulnerability may lead to arbitrary code execution on the target system.
The weakness exists during processing layout with input element. invalid cast in nsImageGeometryMixin(). An invalid cast in nsImageGeometryMixin() can cause a potentially exploitable crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.

Mitigation
Update to 49.0.

Vulnerable software versions

Mozilla Firefox: 3.5 - 48.0.2

Oracle Linux: 10 - 11.3

Oracle Linux: 5 - 7

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External links
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-85/
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2016-3090566.html

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.