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CVE-2016-2814

Mozilla: Buffer overflow in libstagefright with CENC offsets (MFSA 2016-44)

Severity Score

8.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Heap-based buffer overflow in the stagefright::SampleTable::parseSampleCencInfo function in libstagefright in Mozilla Firefox before 46.0, Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.8, and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted CENC offsets that lead to mismanagement of the sizes table.

Desbordamiento de buffer basado en memoria dinámica en la función stagefright::SampleTable::parseSampleCencInfo en libstagefright en Mozilla Firefox en versiones anteriores a 46.0, Firefox ESR 38.x en versiones anteriores a 38.8 y Firefox ESR 45.x en versiones anteriores a 45.1 permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario a través de desplazamientos CENC manipulados que conducen a administración incorrecta de la tabla de tamaños

USN-2936-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update caused an issue where a device update POST request was sent every time about:preferences#sync was shown. This update fixes the problem. Christian Holler, Tyson Smith, Phil Ringalda, Gary Kwong, Jesse Ruderman, Mats Palmgren, Carsten Book, Boris Zbarsky, David Bolter, Randell Jesup, Andrew McCreight, and Steve Fink discovered multiple memory safety issues in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. An invalid write was discovered when using the JavaScript .watch() method in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. Various other issues were also addressed.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2016-03-01 CVE Reserved
  • 2016-04-26 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Mozilla
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Firefox
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<= 45.0.2
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Mozilla
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Firefox
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45.0.1
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Mozilla
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Firefox Esr
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38.0
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Mozilla
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Firefox Esr
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38.0.1
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Mozilla
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Firefox Esr
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38.0.5
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Mozilla
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Firefox Esr
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38.1.0
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Mozilla
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Firefox Esr
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38.1.1
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Mozilla
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Firefox Esr
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38.2.0
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Mozilla
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Firefox Esr
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38.2.1
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Mozilla
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Firefox Esr
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38.3.0
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Mozilla
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Firefox Esr
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38.4.0
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Mozilla
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Firefox Esr
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38.5.0
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Mozilla
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Firefox Esr
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38.5.1
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Mozilla
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Firefox Esr
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38.6.0
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Mozilla
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Firefox Esr
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38.6.1
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Mozilla
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Firefox Esr
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38.7.0
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Mozilla
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Firefox Esr
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38.7.1
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