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7.5high

CVE-2016-2808

The watch implementation in the JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox before 46.0, Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.8, and Firefox ESR 45.x before…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.1%
percentile 81%
Public exploits
0
none known

The watch implementation in the JavaScript engine 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 or cause a denial of service (generation-count overflow, out-of-bounds HashMap write access, and application crash) via a crafted web site.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.06% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.05.1AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00005.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • oracle.com /technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2016-0695.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1035692 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00057.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00038.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2936-2 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00054.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-47.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201701-15 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3559 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2936-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2936-3 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00023.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=1246061 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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