Buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2016-2805
Unspecified vulnerability in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.047 (91.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.047 · newest: 0.047 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions 38.0, 38.0.1, 38.0.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3576 (vendor-advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-39.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0695.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035692 (vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00057.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00054.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2973-1 (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2805?
- CVE-2016-2805 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-04-30.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2805?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.