CVE-2016-2821

Published: Jun 13, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

7.5

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.6 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (11)

Products: Mozilla: Firefox · Debian: Debian Linux · Opensuse: Leap, Opensuse · +1 more

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Mozilla: Firefox · Debian: Debian Linux · Opensuse: Leap, Opensuse · Canonical: Ubuntu Linux

1 product

1 product

2 products

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox	Up to 46.0.1

Configuration B

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox	Version 45.1.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 45.1.1

Configuration C

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 8.0

Configuration D

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Opensuse Leap	Version 42.1
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 13.1
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 13.2

Configuration E

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 15.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 16.04

References (22)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00014.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00016.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00055.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3600

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-51.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91075

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036057

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2993-1

Source: security@mozilla.org

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1217

Source: security@mozilla.org

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1271460

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00014.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00016.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00055.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3600

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-51.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91075

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036057

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2993-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1217

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1271460

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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