CVE-2016-2814

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the stagefright::SampleTable::parseSampleCencInfo function in libstagefright in Mozilla Firefox before 46.0, Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.8, and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted CENC offsets that lead to mismanagement of the sizes table.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.14% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org 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.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0695.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035692 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00057.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00038.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2936-2 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00054.html vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-44.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3559 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2936-1 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2936-3 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00023.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1254721

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-2814?
CVE-2016-2814 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-2814?
To fix CVE-2016-2814, 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-2016-2814 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-2814 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.
© 2025 Under My Watch. All Rights Reserved.