UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2838

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2838
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2838.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2838
Upstream
Downstream
Related
Published
2016-08-03T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:40Z
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
  • Ubuntu - medium
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

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / firefox

Package

Name
firefox
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/firefox@48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Affected versions

24.*

24.0+build1-0ubuntu1

25.*

25.0+build3-0ubuntu0.13.10.1

28.*

28.0~b2+build1-0ubuntu2
28.0+build1-0ubuntu1
28.0+build2-0ubuntu1
28.0+build2-0ubuntu2

29.*

29.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2

30.*

30.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3

31.*

31.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

32.*

32.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
32.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

33.*

33.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

34.*

34.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

35.*

35.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
35.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

36.*

36.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.4
36.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
36.0.4+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

37.*

37.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
37.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
37.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

38.*

38.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

39.*

39.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
39.0.3+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

40.*

40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.4
40.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

41.*

41.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
41.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

42.*

42.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

43.*

43.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
43.0.4+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

44.*

44.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
44.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

45.*

45.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
45.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
45.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

46.*

46.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
46.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3

47.*

47.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox",
            "binary_version": "48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-dev",
            "binary_version": "48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-globalmenu",
            "binary_version": "48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-mozsymbols",
            "binary_version": "48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-testsuite",
            "binary_version": "48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / firefox

Package

Name
firefox
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/firefox@48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Affected versions

41.*

41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu1

42.*

42.0+build2-0ubuntu1

44.*

44.0+build3-0ubuntu2
44.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1
44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1

45.*

45.0+build2-0ubuntu1
45.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1
45.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1

46.*

46.0+build5-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
46.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

47.*

47.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox",
            "binary_version": "48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-dev",
            "binary_version": "48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-globalmenu",
            "binary_version": "48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-mozsymbols",
            "binary_version": "48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-testsuite",
            "binary_version": "48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}