CVE-2016-2837
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2016-08-05 01:00
Modified
2024-08-05 23:32
Severity ?
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ClearKey Content Decryption Module (CDM) in the Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) API in Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.3 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a malformed video and leveraging a Gecko Media Plugin (GMP) sandbox bypass.
References
security@mozilla.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00004.html
security@mozilla.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00029.html
security@mozilla.orghttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1551.html
security@mozilla.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3640
security@mozilla.orghttp://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-77.htmlVendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.htmlThird Party Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92258
security@mozilla.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036508
security@mozilla.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3044-1
security@mozilla.orghttp://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-673
security@mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1274637Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
security@mozilla.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00004.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00029.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1551.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3640
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-77.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92258
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036508
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3044-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-673
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1274637Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
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