CVE-2016-2821
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2821
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-2821.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-2821
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2016-06-13T10:59:04Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T20:01:26Z
- Severity
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- 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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Use-after-free vulnerability in the mozilla::dom::Element class in Mozilla Firefox before 47.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.2, when contenteditable mode is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) by triggering deletion of DOM elements that were created in the editor.
- References
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- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3600
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-51.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2993-1
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1217
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1271460
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00016.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00055.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91075
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036057