Buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2016-2808
The watch implementation in the JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox before 46.0, Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.8, and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (generation-count overflow, out-of-bounds HashMap write access, and application crash) via a crafted web site.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.021 (80.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 80.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions 38.0, 38.0.1, 38.0.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00005.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-updates/2016-05/msg00038.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2936-2 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00054.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-47.html (Vendor Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2808?
- CVE-2016-2808 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-04-30.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2808?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.