CVE-2016-2818

Summary

CVECVE-2016-2818
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-06-13 10:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-09-12 14:55:00 UTC
DescriptionMultiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 47.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr 45.1.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr 45.1.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr 45.1.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr 45.1.1 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 12.0 sp1 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 12.0 sp1 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12.0 sp1 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12.0 sp1 All All
Application Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12.0 All All All
Application Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12.0 sp1 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12.0 sp1 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12.0 sp1 All All
Application Novell Suse Package Hub For Suse Linux Enterprise 12 All All All
Application Novell Suse Package Hub For Suse Linux Enterprise 12 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus 7.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus 7.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Big Endian 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Big Endian 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Big Endian 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Big Endian 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Big Endian 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Big Endian 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Big Endian Eus 7.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Big Endian Eus 7.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus 7.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus 7.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Scientific Computing 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Scientific Computing 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Security Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com
1261230 – be sure to clear stashed views when reconstructing/destroying a subdocument frame CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Bypass Security Restrictions, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information and Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3600-1 firefox-esr DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1691-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
1265577 – don't rely on the views we stash when we destroy a subdocument frame to stick around CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
USN-3023-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
Oracle Linux Bulletin - July 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
1256493 – hunspell: heap-buffer-overflow write in [@u16_u8] CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
1264575 – Assertion failure: [barrier verifier] Unmarked edge: object slot, at js/src/gc/Verifier.cpp:301 CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3647-1 icedove DEBIAN www.debian.org
1256739 – hunspell: stack-buffer-overflow write in [@SfxEntry::checkword] CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
1234147 – crash in js::jit::JitcodeGlobalTable::allocateTower & js::GetOwnPropertyDescriptor CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1557-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Oracle Linux Bulletin - April 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
1273701 – pixman image ref-counting races with cairo solid colors CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
1256968 – hunspell: heap-buffer-overflow write in [@u16_u8] CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
USN-2993-1: Firefox vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
1261752 – hold strong pointers to view managers and widgets and/or check for destruction in various places CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1769-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1552-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1778-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
1263384 – VP8 encoder: Heap block overrun (writing) from copy_and_extend_plane -> memset CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
1269729 – Assertion failure: aIndex < mLength, at dist/include/mozilla/Vector.h:439 with OOM CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
1273202 – HTMLInputElement may dispatch events inside its destructor CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:47.0 / rv:45.2) — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1767-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
1267130 – nsStandardURL::SetHost called net_ToLowerCase with a bogus pointer, #5 CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 690285 Free Berkeley Software Distribution (FreeBSD) Security Update for mozilla (8065d37b-8e7c-4707-a608-1b0a2b8509c3)
© CVE.report 2026 |

Use of this information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition. There are NO warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this information or its use. Any use of this information is at the user's risk. It is the responsibility of user to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content. EACH USER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY consequences of his or her direct or indirect use of this web site. ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. This site will NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT or any other kind of loss.

CVE, CWE, and OVAL are registred trademarks of The MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. This site includes MITRE data granted under the following license.

CVE.report and Source URL Uptime Status status.cve.report