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CVE-2016-2837

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Published: Aug 5, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

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6.3
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 3.4
Source: NVD

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ClearKey Content Decryption Module (CDM) in the Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) API in Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.3 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a malformed video and leveraging a Gecko Media Plugin (GMP) sandbox bypass.

Affected (8)

Products: Mozilla: Firefox · Oracle: Linux
Mozilla
1 product
Firefox
Oracle
1 product
Linux
Configuration A
5 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Mozilla
Firefox
Up to 47.0.1
Firefox
Version 45.1.0
Firefox
Version 45.1.1
Firefox
Version 45.2.0
Firefox
Version 45.3.0
Configuration B
3 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Oracle
Linux
Version 5.0
Linux
Version 6
Linux
Version 7

Related CWEs

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (24)

Source: security@mozilla.org
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Vendor Advisory
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
Source: security@mozilla.org
Source: security@mozilla.org
Source: security@mozilla.org
Source: security@mozilla.org
Source: security@mozilla.org
Issue TrackingPermissions Required
Source: security@mozilla.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue TrackingPermissions Required
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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