CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.9 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 46 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown code block of the component WebGL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Use-after-free vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 47.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via WebGL content that triggers texture access after destruction of the texture's recycle pool.
The weakness was disclosed 06/13/2016 by Jordi Chancel with Mozilla Developers (Website). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-2828 since 03/01/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/23/2022).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91546 (Firefox ESR 45.x < 45.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 236025 (Red Hat Update for firefox (RHSA-2016:1217)).
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 (91546). The entries 87889, 87890, 87891 and 87892 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9
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Exploiting
Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 91546
Nessus Name: Firefox ESR 45.x < 45.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 855205
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Esr Security Updates( mfsa_2016-49_2016-61 )-Windows
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Firefox 47.0
Timeline
03/01/2016 🔍06/07/2016 🔍
06/07/2016 🔍
06/09/2016 🔍
06/13/2016 🔍
06/13/2016 🔍
06/14/2016 🔍
08/23/2022 🔍
Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: RHSA-2016:1217
Researcher: Jordi Chancel
Organization: Mozilla Developers
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-2828 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1036057
SecurityFocus: 91075 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 06/14/2016 09:11Updated: 08/23/2022 14:12
Changes: 06/14/2016 09:11 (72), 01/19/2019 16:24 (9), 08/23/2022 14:12 (5)
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