CVE-2016-2835

Summary

CVECVE-2016-2835
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermozilla
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-08-05 01:59:01 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionMultiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 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

Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
1275582 - TSan: data race security/nss/lib/freebl/sha_fast.c:176 SHA1_End af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
1251308 - JS::DescribeScriptedCaller return value is now a lie in some cases af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Security Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
1254106 - Assertion failure: offset_ == offset (offset fits in 31 bits), at js/src/jit/Label.h:56 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Bypass Security Restrictions, Spoof Content, Modify Files, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1964-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
1282246 - SEGV on unknown address [@fill] in src/gfx/skia/skia/src/effects/gradients/SkLinearGradient.cpp af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
1222101 - TSan: data race ipc/glue/MessagePump.cpp:142 ScheduleWork (race on mThread) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
1270537 - woff2: heap-buffer-overflow write in [@ReconstructGlyf] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
1280443 - Crash in nr_socket_sendto af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:2026-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
1280215 - null pointer crashes in PeerConnectionMedia::EnsureIceGathering_s af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
USN-3044-1: Firefox vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:48.0 / rv:45.3) — Mozilla af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
1264998 - Assertion failure: bailoutId < bailoutEntries_, at js/src/jit/IonCode.h:477 involving oomTest af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-15) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.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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