Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 46.0, Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.8, and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 21
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 45.0.2 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38.0.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38.0.5 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38.1.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38.1.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38.2.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38.2.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38.3.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38.4.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 45.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.0.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.1.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.1.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.2.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.2.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.3.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.4.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Show 11 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38.5.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38.5.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38.6.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38.6.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38.7.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38.7.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 45.0.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 42.1 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.1 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.2 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.0 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.5.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.5.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.6.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.6.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.7.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.7.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 45.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 42.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2016:1041 Released 2016-05-12 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) thunderbird-38.8.0-1.el7_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) thunderbird-38.8.0-1.el5_11, thunderbird-38.8.0-1.el5_11.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) thunderbird-38.8.0-2.el6_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) thunderbird-38.8.0-1.el5_11, thunderbird-38.8.0-1.el5_11.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) thunderbird-38.8.0-2.el6_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) thunderbird-38.8.0-1.el7_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) thunderbird-38.8.0-2.el6_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) thunderbird-38.8.0-1.el7_2
- RHSA-2016:0695 Released 2016-04-26 · Red Hat rating Criticalfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) firefox-45.1.0-1.el5_11, firefox-45.1.0-1.el5_11.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox-45.1.0-1.el7_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox-45.1.0-1.el7_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) firefox-45.1.0-1.el5_11, firefox-45.1.0-1.el5_11.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) firefox-45.1.0-1.el6_7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) firefox-45.1.0-1.el6_7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) firefox-45.1.0-1.el6_7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) firefox-45.1.0-1.el6_7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox-45.1.0-1.el7_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) firefox-45.1.0-1.el6_7, firefox-45.1.0-1.el6_7.ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox-45.1.0-1.el7_2, firefox-45.1.0-1.el7_2.ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) firefox-45.1.0-1.el6_7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox-45.1.0-1.el7_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) firefox-45.1.0-1.el6_7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox-45.1.0-1.el7_2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0695 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0695, RHSA-2016:1041 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0695 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0695, RHSA-2016:1041 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0695, RHSA-2016:1041 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0695 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0695 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1041 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0695 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0695 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0695, RHSA-2016:1041 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0695, RHSA-2016:1041 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0695, RHSA-2016:1041 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0695, RHSA-2016:1041 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0695 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0695 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-2807
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w36j-5cvw-5rr3
References
Advisory 18
- DSA-3576
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-39.html
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1211
- RHSA-2016:0695
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1767
- SUSE-SU-2016:1374
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1778
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1251
- USN-2936-2
- SUSE-SU-2016:1352
- USN-2973-1
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1769
- GLSA-201701-15
- DSA-3559
- USN-2936-1
- USN-2936-3
- SUSE-SU-2016:1258
- RHSA-2016:1041
Other 6
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1252707
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1254622
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1254876
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1187420
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1254164
Sources
- CVE-2016-2807 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-2807 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w36j-5cvw-5rr3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-2807 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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