CVE-2016-2818
What it is
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.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 3.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 3.9% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 8.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 3.9% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-119 · Buffer errors
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Mozilla Firefox 45.1.0
- Mozilla Firefox 45.1.1
- Debian Linux 8.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux For IBM Z Systems 5.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux For IBM Z Systems 6.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 8.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2016-2818.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2016-2818. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-49.html
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-49.html
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00016.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00055.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00008.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3600
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3647
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-49.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91075
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036057
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2993-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3023-1
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1217
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1392
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1234147
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1256493
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1256739
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1256968
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1261230
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1261752
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1263384
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1264575