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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (76.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 76.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93052 (vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 (vendor-advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-85/
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036852 (vdb-entry)
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.