PT-2016-5231
CVE-2016-2838
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Published
2016-08-02
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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 48.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR 45.x versions prior to 45.3
Description
The issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow in the nsBidi::BracketData::AddOpening function. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via directional content in an SVG document.
Recommendations
For Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 48.0, update to version 48.0 or later.
For Mozilla Firefox ESR 45.x versions prior to 45.3, update to version 45.3 or later.
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