CVE-2016-2812

Description

Race condition in the get implementation in the ServiceWorkerManager class in the Service Worker subsystem in Mozilla Firefox before 46.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted web site.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.47%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00005.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035692 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00038.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2936-2 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1261776
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-42.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2936-1 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2936-3 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-2812?
CVE-2016-2812 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-2812?
To fix CVE-2016-2812, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-2812 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-2812 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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