# CVE-2016-5256: Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 49.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of servic

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-09-22 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 49.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

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## References

- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1276413
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1268034
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1296078
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-85.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93052
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1297099
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1290244
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1296087
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1282746
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036852

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