CVE-2016-2819

8.8 HIGH

Published: June 13, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026

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.

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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/2016-06/msg00014.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00016.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00055.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3600

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-50.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91075

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036057

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2993-1

Source: security@mozilla.org

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1217

Source: security@mozilla.org

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1270381

Source: security@mozilla.org

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44293/

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00014.html