CVE-2016-2827
published 2016-09-22CVE-2016-2827: The mozilla::net::IsValidReferrerPolicy function in Mozilla Firefox before 49.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and…
PriorityP422medium6.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
1.74%
74.9th percentile
The mozilla::net::IsValidReferrerPolicy function in Mozilla Firefox before 49.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a Content Security Policy (CSP) referrer directive with zero values.
Affected
5 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | firefox | < firefox 49.0-1 (sid) | firefox 49.0-1 (sid) |
| debian | firefox-esr | < firefox 49.0-1 (sid) | firefox 49.0-1 (sid) |
| mozilla | firefox | <= 48.0.2 | — |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 49.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | 49.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 49.0+build4-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | 49.0+build4-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.06.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv6.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian6.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat6.5MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu6.5MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-942w-8v4f-46qw: The mozilla::net::IsValidReferrerPolicy function in Mozilla Firefox before 49
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2016-2827 [MEDIUM] CWE-125 GHSA-942w-8v4f-46qw: The mozilla::net::IsValidReferrerPolicy function in Mozilla Firefox before 49
The mozilla::net::IsValidReferrerPolicy function in Mozilla Firefox before 49.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a Content Security Policy (CSP) referrer directive with zero values.
OSV
CVE-2016-2827: The mozilla::net::IsValidReferrerPolicy function in Mozilla Firefox before 49
osv·2016-09-22·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2016-2827 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-2827: The mozilla::net::IsValidReferrerPolicy function in Mozilla Firefox before 49
The mozilla::net::IsValidReferrerPolicy function in Mozilla Firefox before 49.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a Content Security Policy (CSP) referrer directive with zero values.
OSV
firefox vulnerabilities
osv·2016-09-22·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2016-2827 [MEDIUM] firefox vulnerabilities
firefox vulnerabilities
Atte Kettunen discovered an out-of-bounds read when handling certain
Content Security Policy (CSP) directives in some circumstances. If a user
were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application
crash. (CVE-2016-2827)
Christoph Diehl, Christian Holler, Gary Kwong, Nathan Froyd, Honza Bambas,
Seth Fowler, Michael Smith, Andrew McCreight, Dan Minor, Byron Campen, Jon
Coppeard, Steve Fink, Tyson Smith, and Carsten Book discovered multiple
memory safety issues in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a
specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to
cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2016-5256, CVE-
Ubuntu
Firefox vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2016-09-22·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2016-2827 [MEDIUM] Firefox vulnerabilities
Title: Firefox vulnerabilities
Summary: Firefox could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
opened a malicious website.
Atte Kettunen discovered an out-of-bounds read when handling certain
Content Security Policy (CSP) directives in some circumstances. If a user
were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application
crash. (CVE-2016-2827)
Christoph Diehl, Christian Holler, Gary Kwong, Nathan Froyd, Honza Bambas,
Seth Fowler, Michael Smith, Andrew McCreight, Dan Minor, Byron Campen, Jon
Coppeard, Steve Fink, Tyson Smith, and Carsten Book discovered multiple
memory safety issues in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a
specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially e
Red Hat
Mozilla: Out-of-bounds read in mozilla::net::IsValidReferrerPolicy (MFSA 2016-85)
vendor_redhat·2016-09-20·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2016-2827 [MEDIUM] Mozilla: Out-of-bounds read in mozilla::net::IsValidReferrerPolicy (MFSA 2016-85)
Mozilla: Out-of-bounds read in mozilla::net::IsValidReferrerPolicy (MFSA 2016-85)
The mozilla::net::IsValidReferrerPolicy function in Mozilla Firefox before 49.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a Content Security Policy (CSP) referrer directive with zero values.
Package: firefox (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Not affected
Package: thunderbird (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Not affected
Package: firefox (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: thunderbird (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: firefox (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: thunderbird (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2016-2827: firefox - The mozilla::net::IsValidReferrerPolicy function in Mozilla Firefox before 49.0 ...
vendor_debian·2016·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2016-2827 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-2827: firefox - The mozilla::net::IsValidReferrerPolicy function in Mozilla Firefox before 49.0 ...
The mozilla::net::IsValidReferrerPolicy function in Mozilla Firefox before 49.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a Content Security Policy (CSP) referrer directive with zero values.
Scope: local
sid: resolved (fixed in 49.0-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93052http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036852https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1289085https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-85/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93052http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036852https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1289085https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-85/
2016-09-22
Published