CVE-2016-2808

7.5 HIGH
Published: April 30, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

The watch implementation in the JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox before 46.0, Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.8, and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (generation-count overflow, out-of-bounds HashMap write access, and application crash) via a crafted web site.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00005.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00023.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00054.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00057.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00038.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0695.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3559
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-47.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035692
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2936-1
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2936-2
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2936-3
Source: security@mozilla.org
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246061
Source: security@mozilla.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00005.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00023.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00054.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00057.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00038.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0695.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3559
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-47.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035692
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2936-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2936-2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2936-3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246061
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.7%
72th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

mozilla

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