CVE-2016-2819: canonical ubuntu_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-2819 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 23.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Weaponized exploit (exploit-database, 16-03-2018)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 10 · Related 6Timeline
- 13-06-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox before 47.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via foreign-context HTML5 fragments, as demonstrated by fragments within an SVG element.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
23.96%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
98%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 23.96% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
1 foundFirefox 46.0.1 - ASM.JS JIT-Spray Remote Code Execution
Maturity: weaponized
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian2 products
- firefox-esr< 45.2.0esr-1
- debian_linuxEOL8.0
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL12.04 | 14.04 | 15.10 | 16.04
Mozilla1 product
- firefox45.1.0 | 45.1.1 | ≤ 46.0.1
Ubuntu1 product
- firefox< 47.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | < 47.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
5 vendors · 7 products
References
17 links- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1270381X Refsource CONFIRM
