Buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2016-2815
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 47.0 allow 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
EPSS: 0.003 (49.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox
- Novell Suse_linux_enterprise_desktop — versions 12.0
- Novell Suse_linux_enterprise_server — versions 12.0
- Novell Suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit — versions 12.0
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.10
- Opensuse Leap — versions 42.1
- Opensuse — versions 13.1, 13.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- 1036057 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1557 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1767 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1778 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2815?
- CVE-2016-2815 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 2016-06-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2815?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.