CVE-2016-2819

Public Exploit

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox before 47.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via foreign-context HTML5 fragments, as demonstrated by fragments within an SVG element.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 66.28% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-2819?
CVE-2016-2819 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-2819?
To fix CVE-2016-2819, 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-2016-2819 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-2819 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~66% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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