Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox before 47.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code
Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox before 47.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via foreign-context HTML5 fragments, as demonstrated by fragments within an SVG element.
- Published
- Jun 13, 2016
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 24.0% · 98th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-119
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Report tools
Action score
42
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 7 / 30 · 24.0%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| mozilla | firefox | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox |
| opensuse | leap | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap |
| opensuse | opensuse | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse |
| debian | debian linux | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux |
| canonical | ubuntu linux | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- canonical ubuntu linux12.04
- canonical ubuntu linux14.04
- canonical ubuntu linux15.10
- canonical ubuntu linux16.04
- debian debian linux8.0
- mozilla firefoxup to 46.0.1 inclusive
- mozilla firefox45.1.0
- mozilla firefox45.1.1
- opensuse leap42.1
- opensuse opensuse13.1
- opensuse opensuse13.2
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | firefox-esr | before 45.2.0esr-1 | 45.2.0esr-1 |
| Debian:7 | firefox-esr | before 45.2.0esr-1~deb7u1 | 45.2.0esr-1~deb7u1 |
| Debian:8 | firefox-esr | before 45.2.0esr-1~deb8u1 | 45.2.0esr-1~deb8u1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | firefox | before 0:45.2.0-1.el5_11 | 0:45.2.0-1.el5_11 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | firefox-debuginfo | before 0:45.2.0-1.el5_11 | 0:45.2.0-1.el5_11 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | firefox | before 0:45.2.0-1.el6_8 | 0:45.2.0-1.el6_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | firefox-debuginfo | before 0:45.2.0-1.el6_8 | 0:45.2.0-1.el6_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | firefox | before 0:45.2.0-1.el7_2 | 0:45.2.0-1.el7_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | firefox-debuginfo | before 0:45.2.0-1.el7_2 | 0:45.2.0-1.el7_2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | mozilla-nspr | before 4.12-15.2 | 4.12-15.2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | mozilla-nss | before 3.21.1-46.2 | 3.21.1-46.2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | MozillaFirefox | before 45.2.0esr-75.2 | 45.2.0esr-75.2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE | before 45.0-28.2 | 45.0-28.2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS | firefox-fontconfig | before 2.11.0-4.2 | 2.11.0-4.2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS | mozilla-nspr | before 4.12-25.2 | 4.12-25.2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS | mozilla-nss | before 3.21.1-26.2 | 3.21.1-26.2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS | MozillaFirefox | before 45.3.0esr-48.1 | 45.3.0esr-48.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS | MozillaFirefox-branding-SLED | before 45.0-20.38 | 45.0-20.38 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | firefox-fontconfig | before 2.11.0-2.1 | 2.11.0-2.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | mozilla-nspr | before 4.12-29.1 | 4.12-29.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | mozilla-nss | before 3.21.1-35.1 | 3.21.1-35.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | MozillaFirefox | before 45.2.0esr-45.2 | 45.2.0esr-45.2 |
| SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 5 | MozillaFirefox-branding-SLED | before 45.0-23.10 | 45.0-23.10 |
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:firefox-esr | 45.2.0esr-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:firefox | 0:45.2.0-1.el5_11 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:firefox-debuginfo | 0:45.2.0-1.el5_11 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:firefox-fontconfig | 2.11.0-2.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:mozilla-nspr | 4.12-15.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:mozilla-nss | 3.21.1-46.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:MozillaFirefox | 45.2.0esr-75.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE | 45.0-28.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:MozillaFirefox-branding-SLED | 45.0-23.10 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 5 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2018-03-16 |
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- First PoC+641 d
- TodaySep 30, 2026+3761 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer ManipulationCAPEC-123likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00014.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00016.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00055.html
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3600
- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-50.html
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91075
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036057
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2993-1
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1217
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1270381
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44293/
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.