8.8
HIGH
CVE-2016-2805
Mozilla Firefox ESR Browser Engine Code Injection Vulnerability
Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

INFO

Published Date :

April 30, 2016, 5:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-2805 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mozilla firefox
2 Mozilla firefox_esr
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-2805.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00023.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00054.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00057.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0695.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1041.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3559
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3576
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-39.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035692
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2973-1
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1241731
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00023.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00054.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00057.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0695.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1041.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3559
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3576
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-39.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035692
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2973-1
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1241731
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-2805 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00023.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00054.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00057.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0695.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1041.html
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3559
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3576
    Added Reference http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-39.html
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035692
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2973-1
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1241731
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 22, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 22, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 22, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 22, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 22, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 22, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 22, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 22, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 22, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 01, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3559 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0695.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00023.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035692 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00054.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3576 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2973-1 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00057.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 30, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1041.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 04, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 04, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-39.html No Types Assigned http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-39.html Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 03, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.84 }} -1.75%

score

0.81347

percentile

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