CVE-2016-2838

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-2838
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-08-05 01:59:00 UTC
Updated2017-08-16 01:29:00 UTC
DescriptionHeap-based buffer overflow in the nsBidi::BracketData::AddOpening function in Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via directional content in an SVG document.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
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 45.2.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr 45.3.0 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 45.2.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr 45.3.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1964-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Buffer overflow rendering SVG with bidirectional content — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:2026-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-15) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Oracle Linux Bulletin - July 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
USN-3044-1: Firefox vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
1279814 - (CVE-2016-2838) Heap-buffer-overflow in nsBidi::BracketData::AddOpening CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3640-1 firefox-esr DEBIAN www.debian.org
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Security Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Bypass Security Restrictions, Spoof Content, Modify Files, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
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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