CVE-2016-2837
medium
CVSS v3
6.3
CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
6.3
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
73%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2837
Vendor advisory: security@mozilla.org — http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-77.html
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2837.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | sid | fixed | 48.0-1 |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 45.3.0esr-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 45.3.0esr-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 45.3.0esr-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 45.3.0esr-1 |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2837.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00029.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1551.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3640
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-77.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92258
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036508
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3044-1
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-673
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1274637
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2837
CWEs
CWE-119
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.