The TSymbolTableLevel class in ANGLE, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 47.0 and Firefox…
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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The TSymbolTableLevel class in ANGLE, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 47.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.2 on Windows, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering use of a WebGL shader that writes to an array.
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 · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 45.1.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 45.1.1 | 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:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 46.0.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 45.1.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 45.1.1 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:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 46.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-2824
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-29xj-m56g-2pfp
References
Sources
- CVE-2016-2824 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-2824 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-29xj-m56g-2pfp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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