VDB
CVE-2016-5261
CVE-2016-5261
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 0.86% · 75.4th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.86%
75.4th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | firefox | 0, 24.0+build1-0ubuntu1, 25.0+build3-0ubuntu0.13.10.1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | firefox | 0, 41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu1, 42.0+build2-0ubuntu1 |
Timeline
- Aug 3, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jun 15, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5261 third-party-advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-75/ third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1287266 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3044-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5261 third-party-advisory