PT-2016-5223
CVE-2016-2819
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Published
2016-06-07
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Updated
2024-12-12
Description by
CVSS 3.1
8.8
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 47.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR versions prior to 45.2
Description
The issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow that can be triggered by foreign-context HTML5 fragments. This can be demonstrated by fragments within an SVG element, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Recommendations
For Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 47.0, update to version 47.0 or later.
For Mozilla Firefox ESR versions prior to 45.2, update to version 45.2 or later.
Exploitability
Exploit
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