CVE-2016-2811

8.8 HIGH

Published: April 30, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the ServiceWorkerInfo class in the Service Worker subsystem in Mozilla Firefox before 46.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the BeginReading method.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/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-updates/2016-05/msg00038.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-42.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Vendor Advisory

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=1252330

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