Out-of-bounds Read in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2016-2827
The mozilla::net::IsValidReferrerPolicy function in Mozilla Firefox before 49.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a Content Security Policy (CSP) referrer directive with zero values.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.017 (75.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@mozilla.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
- security@mozilla.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2827?
- CVE-2016-2827 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-09-22.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2827?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.