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CVE-2016-2818

Published: Jun 13, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
8.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
3.9%
Top 10.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Multiple 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.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

redhat
commercial·USaka red hat
enterprise linux workstationOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux for ibm z systemsOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux for ibm z systems eusOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux for power big endianOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux for power big endian eusOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux for power little endianOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux for power little endian eusOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux for scientific computingOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
novell
commercial·USaka suse novell, novell suse
suse linux enterprise software development kitOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
suse package hub for suse linux enterpriseOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
suse linux enterprise desktopOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
suse linux enterprise serverOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
opensuse
oss-project·DE
leapOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
opensuseOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
mozilla
oss-project·USaka mozilla corp.
firefoxOn-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / browser
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
canonical
commercial·GBaka canonical ltd.
ubuntu linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00014.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00016.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00055.html
lists.opensuse.org
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