CVE-2016-2837 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00004.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00029.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1551.html http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3640 http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-77.html http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92258 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036508 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3044-1 http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-673 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1274637 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

LOW

Base Score

LOW

Base Severity

6.3