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TI-2016-02369 Aliases CVE-2016-2828GHSA-fw74-c57g-483q

Use-after-free vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 47.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before…

Priority MEDIUM 44Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Use-after-free vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 47.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via WebGL content that triggers texture access after destruction of the texture's recycle pool.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03017 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 11

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*12.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*14.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*16.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*42.1VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.2VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 46.0.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*45.1.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*45.1.1VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 16.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • 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
  • 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
Show 1 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2016:1217 Released 2016-06-08 · Red Hat rating Critical
    firefox security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) firefox-45.2.0-1.el5_11, firefox-45.2.0-1.el5_11.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox-45.2.0-1.el7_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox-45.2.0-1.el7_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) firefox-45.2.0-1.el5_11, firefox-45.2.0-1.el5_11.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) firefox-45.2.0-1.el6_8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) firefox-45.2.0-1.el6_8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) firefox-45.2.0-1.el6_8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) firefox-45.2.0-1.el6_8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox-45.2.0-1.el7_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) firefox-45.2.0-1.el6_8, firefox-45.2.0-1.el6_8.ppc
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox-45.2.0-1.el7_2, firefox-45.2.0-1.el7_2.ppc
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) firefox-45.2.0-1.el6_8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox-45.2.0-1.el7_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) firefox-45.2.0-1.el6_8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox-45.2.0-1.el7_2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2016:1217
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1217
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1217
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2016:1217
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1217
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1217
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1217
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1217
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1217
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1217
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1217
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1217
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1217
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1217
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1217
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-2828
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fw74-c57g-483q

References

Advisory 7

Other 2

Sources

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