CVE-2016-2837 (GCVE-0-2016-2837)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2016-08-05 01:00
Modified
2024-08-05 23:32
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
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.org http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00004.html
security@mozilla.org http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00029.html
security@mozilla.org http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1551.html
security@mozilla.org http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3640
security@mozilla.org http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-77.html Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.org http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html Third Party Advisory
security@mozilla.org http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92258
security@mozilla.org http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036508
security@mozilla.org http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3044-1
security@mozilla.org http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-673
security@mozilla.org https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1274637 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
security@mozilla.org https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00004.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00029.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1551.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3640
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-77.html Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92258
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036508
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3044-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-673
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1274637 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
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