CVE-2016-2837

CVE Details

Release Date:	2016-08-02
Impact:	Low	What is this?

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.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	5.1
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	High
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (firefox)	ELSA-2016-1551	2016-08-03
Oracle Linux version 6 (firefox)	ELSA-2016-1551	2016-08-03
Oracle Linux version 7 (firefox)	ELSA-2016-1551	2016-08-03