A heap-buffer-overflow in Cairo when processing SVG content caused by compiler optimization, resulting in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 45.5, Firefox ESR < 45.5, and Firefox < 50.
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3730 | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1292443 | vendor advisory issue tracking |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298 | third party advisory vdb entry |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-93/ | vendor advisory |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2780.html | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/ | vendor advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-90/ | vendor advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94339 | third party advisory vdb entry |