CVE-2016-2838
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.2%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the nsBidi::BracketData::AddOpening function in Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via directional content in an SVG document.
How to fix CVE-2016-2838
To remediate CVE-2016-2838, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/firefox-esr—upgrade to 45.3.0esr-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-2838 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 45.3.0esr-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |