Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.3 on Linux make cairo…
Priority LOW 32CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.3 on Linux make cairo _cairo_surface_get_extents calls that do not properly interact with libav header allocation in FFmpeg 0.10, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted video.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0179 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.10 | Running on | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 47.0.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| 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:a:mozilla:firefox:45.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 45.2.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 45.3.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10 Running on ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 47.0.1 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
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 45.2.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 45.3.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-2839
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x47g-jqx4-jpfm
References
More Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-08981 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-09832 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2019-08769 Improper input validation in Mozilla Firefox ESR KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2010-03577 Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-04799 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-04477 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2016-2839 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-2839 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x47g-jqx4-jpfm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-2839 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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