CVE-2016-5264
Mozilla: Use-after-free when applying SVG effects (MFSA 2016-79)
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · August 2, 2016
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsNodeUtils::NativeAnonymousChildListChange function in Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via an SVG element that is mishandled during effect application.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 8.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 · 5.1AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWE not specified