Buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2016-2818
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 47.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute ar…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.003 (52.5th 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 — versions 45.1.0, 45.1.1
- 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
- Novell Suse_package_hub_for_suse_linux_enterprise — versions 12
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.10
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- Opensuse Leap — versions 42.1
- Opensuse — versions 13.1, 13.2
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 5.0, 6.0, 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- 1036057 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- DSA-3647 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- security@mozilla.org (Permissions Required, x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
- security@mozilla.org (Permissions Required, x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
- RHSA-2016:1217 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1557 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security@mozilla.org (Permissions Required, x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
- security@mozilla.org (Permissions Required, x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
- security@mozilla.org (Permissions Required, x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2818?
- CVE-2016-2818 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-2016-2818?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.