gsd-2016-5261
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:21
Details
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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CVE-2016-5261


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      "lastModifiedDate": "2018-06-12T01:29Z",
      "publishedDate": "2016-08-05T01:59Z"
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}


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