CVE-2016-2814 Memory corruption in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via crafted CENC offsets in Firefox due to a heap-based buffer overflow in libstagefright.

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-2016-2814?

CVE-2016-2814 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

Heap-based buffer overflow in the stagefright::SampleTable::parseSampleCencInfo function in libstagefright in Mozilla Firefox before 46.0, Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.8, and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted CENC offsets that lead to mismanagement of the sizes table.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2814?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2814?

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-2016-2814 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2814 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2814, GHSA-5w2r-q893-4x6m, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2814.

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