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CVE-2016-5261 Details

Description

Integer overflow in the WebSocketChannel class in the WebSockets subsystem in Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 and Firefox ESR < 45.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted packets that trigger incorrect buffer-resize operations during buffering.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00004.html CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00029.html CVE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1912.html CVE
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1287266 CVEIssue TrackingPermissions Required
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-190Integer Overflow or Wraparound[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
mozilla firefox
<= 47.0.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

13 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-5261
NVD Published Date:
Aug 5, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-5261 Details - Not Deferred