DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2838

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2838
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2838.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2838
Upstream
Published
2016-08-05T01:59:04.813Z
Modified
2025-11-14T04:01:33.708194Z
Severity
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

Heap-based buffer overflow in the nsBidi::BracketData::AddOpening function in Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via directional content in an SVG document.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / firefox-esr

Package

Name
firefox-esr
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/firefox-esr?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
45.3.0esr-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2838.json"

Debian:12 / firefox-esr

Package

Name
firefox-esr
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/firefox-esr?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
45.3.0esr-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2838.json"

Debian:13 / firefox-esr

Package

Name
firefox-esr
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/firefox-esr?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
45.3.0esr-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2838.json"

Debian:14 / firefox-esr

Package

Name
firefox-esr
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/firefox-esr?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
45.3.0esr-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2838.json"