CVE-2016-2838

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 15
Modified
Published: 05 Aug 2016, 01:00
Last modified:05 Aug 2024, 23:32

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
35/100
CVSS Score
8.8 HIGH
v3.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
1.16% LOW
1% probability +0.30%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

05 Aug 2016, 01:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
05 Aug 2024, 23:32
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the nsBidi::BracketData::AddOpening function in Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via directional content in an SVG document.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 8.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 1.16%• Percentile: 79%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-119•Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

    The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

Affected Systems

  • mozilla•firefox

    ≤ 47.0.1 | 45.1.0 | 45.1.1 | 45.2.0 | 45.3.0

References (11)