CVE-2016-2812

Summary

CVECVE-2016-2812
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-04-30 17:59:00 UTC
Updated2017-07-01 01:29:00 UTC
DescriptionRace condition in the get implementation in the ServiceWorkerManager class in the Service Worker subsystem in Mozilla Firefox before 46.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted web site.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-362

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-15) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1211-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
openSUSE-SU-2016:1251-1: moderate: Security update to Firefox 46.0 SUSE lists.opensuse.org
USN-2936-2: Oxygen-GTK3 update | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
Use-after-free and buffer overflow in Service Workers — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
USN-2936-1: Firefox vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
USN-2936-3: Firefox regression | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Gain Elevated Privileges, Bypass Security Restrictions, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
1261776 - (CVE-2016-2812) Service Worker - Buffer overflow in get() CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710500 Gentoo Linux Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-15)
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