Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).
CVE-2016-2819 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Firefox
CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer10 documents8 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
65.0%
top 1.51%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJun 13
Latest updateMay 14
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9
Affected Packages6 packages
Also affects: Debian Linux 8.0, Ubuntu Linux 12.04, 14.04, 15.10, 16.04