Heap-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.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2016-2838 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Base Score | 5.1 |
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Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Access Vector | Network |
Access Complexity | High |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
Integrity Impact | Partial |
Availability Impact | Partial |
CVSS3 Base Score | 5.6 |
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CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
Attack Vector | Network |
Attack Complexity | High |
Privileges Required | None |
User Interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | Low |
Integrity Impact | Low |
Availability Impact | Low |
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Platform | Errata | Release Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (firefox) | RHSA-2016:1551 | 2016-08-03 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (firefox) | RHSA-2016:1551 | 2016-08-03 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (firefox) | RHSA-2016:1551 | 2016-08-03 |
Platform | Package | State |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | thunderbird | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | thunderbird | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | thunderbird | Not affected |