CVE-2016-2807 Memory corruption in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via memory corruption in the Firefox browser engine.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2016-2807?

CVE-2016-2807 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 30 Apr 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 46.0, Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.8, and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2807?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Opensuse Leap, Opensuse Opensuse, Suse Linux Enterprise.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2807?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2016-2807 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2807 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2807, GHSA-w36j-5cvw-5rr3, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2807.

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