CVE-2016-5261
Mozilla Firefox WebSocketChannel Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Description
Integer overflow in the WebSocketChannel class in the WebSockets subsystem in Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 and Firefox ESR < 45.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted packets that trigger incorrect buffer-resize operations during buffering.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 5, 2016, 1:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
June 12, 2018, 1:29 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.8
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 12, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Integer overflow in the WebSocketChannel class in the WebSockets subsystem in Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted packets that trigger incorrect buffer-resize operations during buffering. Integer overflow in the WebSocketChannel class in the WebSockets subsystem in Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 and Firefox ESR < 45.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted packets that trigger incorrect buffer-resize operations during buffering. Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-86/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1912.html [No Types Assigned] -
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]
Jan. 18, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3674 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92260 [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] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 27, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.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:47.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/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 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1287266 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1287266 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required Changed Reference Type http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-75.html No Types Assigned http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-75.html Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-190 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 05, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
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1.90 }} 0.24%
score
0.87219
percentile