CVE-2016-2821 Affecting firefox-esr package, versions <45.2.0esr-1
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- published 13 Jun 2016
- disclosed 13 Jun 2016
Introduced: 13 Jun 2016
CVE-2016-2821 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable
firefox-esr
to version 45.2.0esr-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox-esr
package and not the firefox-esr
package as distributed by Debian
.
See How to fix?
for Debian:unstable
relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- ADVISORY
- Debian Security Advisory
- Mozilla Security Announcement
- OpenSuse Security Announcement
- OpenSuse Security Announcement
- OpenSuse Security Announcement
- Oracle Security Bulletin
- RedHat Bugzilla Bug
- RHSA Security Advisory
- Security Focus
- Security Tracker
- Ubuntu CVE Tracker
- Ubuntu Security Advisory