PT-2016-5229
CVE-2016-2836
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Published
2016-08-02
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Updated
2024-10-22
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 48.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR versions prior to 45.3
Description
The issue is related to multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine. These vulnerabilities can be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in memory corruption and application crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code. The vulnerabilities are related to vectors such as
Http2Session::Shutdown and SpdySession31::Shutdown, among other vectors.Recommendations
For Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 48.0, update to version 48.0 or later.
For Mozilla Firefox ESR versions prior to 45.3, update to version 45.3 or later.
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