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8.8
HIGH CVSS 3.0
CVE-2016-2838
Mozilla Firefox Heap Buffer Overflow
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 5, 2016, 1:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

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

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-2838 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
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Mozilla Firefox, and Thunderbird; upgrading to a patched version addresses this issue.
  • Update the affected Firefox or Thunderbird packages.
  • Upgrade to Firefox version 48 or later or Firefox ESR version 45.3 or later.
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-2016-2838.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00029.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1551.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3640
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-64.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92261
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036508
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3044-1
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1279814 Issue Tracking Permissions Required
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00029.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1551.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3640
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-64.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92261
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036508
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3044-1
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1279814 Issue Tracking Permissions Required
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-2838 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-2838 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-2838 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-2838 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • 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/2016-08/msg00004.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00029.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1551.html
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3640
    Added Reference http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-64.html
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92261
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036508
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3044-1
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1279814
    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:45.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:45.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:45.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:45.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Aug. 16, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036508 [No Types Assigned]
  • 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]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1551.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3044-1 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00004.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00029.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3640 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92261 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 05, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:45.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:45.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:45.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:45.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:47.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    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/mfsa2016-64.html No Types Assigned http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-64.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1279814 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1279814 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 05, 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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 6.8
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

1.22 }} 0.42%

score

0.78123

percentile