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A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 46 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 47.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
The weakness was shared 06/13/2016 by Jordi Chancel with Mozilla Developers (Website). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-2815 since 03/01/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91589 (openSUSE Security Update : MozillaFirefox / mozilla-nss (openSUSE-2016-714)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370056 (Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities (MFSA 2016-49 to MFSA 2016-61)).
Upgrading to version 47.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (91589). The entries 87890, 87891, 87892 and 87893 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 91589
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : MozillaFirefox / mozilla-nss (openSUSE-2016-714)
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OpenVAS ID: 54508
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Security Updates( mfsa_2016-49_2016-61 )-Windows
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Firefox 47.0
Timeline
03/01/2016 🔍06/07/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: USN-2993-1
Researcher: Jordi Chancel
Organization: Mozilla Developers
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-2815 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1036057
SecurityFocus: 91075 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 06/14/2016 09:10Updated: 08/23/2022 13:11
Changes: 06/14/2016 09:10 (63), 01/19/2019 14:45 (16), 08/23/2022 13:11 (4)
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