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 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: 0.039 (90.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.039 · newest: 0.039 · change: 0.000
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 Linux Enterprise — versions 12
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.10
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- openSUSE Leap — versions 42.1
- openSUSE — versions 13.1, 13.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 5.0, 6.0, 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036057 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3647 (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1217 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00016.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
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.