CVE-2016-2821
Detail
Deferred This CVE record is not being prioritized for NVD enrichment efforts due to resource or other concerns.
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the mozilla::dom::Element class in Mozilla Firefox before 47.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.2, when contenteditable mode is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) by triggering deletion of DOM elements that were created in the editor.
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CVSS Version 4.0
CVSS Version 3.x
CVSS Version 2.0
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
NVD assessment
not yet provided.
CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
Vector:
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
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URL
Source(s)
Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00014.html
CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00016.html
CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00055.html
CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3600
CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-51.html
CVE, Mozilla Corporation
Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91075
CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036057
CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2993-1
CVE, Mozilla Corporation
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1217
CVE, Mozilla Corporation
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1271460
CVE, Mozilla Corporation
Weakness Enumeration
CWE-ID
CWE Name
Source
NVD-CWE-Other
Other
NIST
Change History
15 change records found show changes
CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 9:48:52 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00014.html
Added
Reference
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00016.html
Added
Reference
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00055.html
Added
Reference
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3600
Added
Reference
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-51.html
Added
Reference
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
Added
Reference
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91075
Added
Reference
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036057
Added
Reference
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2993-1
Added
Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1217
Added
Reference
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1271460
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 10/22/2024 9:54:41 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Changed
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:45.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 10/21/2024 9:11:23 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Changed
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:45.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE Modified by Mozilla Corporation 5/13/2024 11:55:34 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 10/30/2018 12:27:32 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Changed
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 10/30/2018 12:27:35 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Changed
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 10/30/2018 12:27:36 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Changed
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE Modified by Mozilla Corporation 11/28/2016 3:04:53 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91075 [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by Mozilla Corporation 10/03/2016 10:07:50 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
CVE Modified by Mozilla Corporation 7/26/2016 10:00:37 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00055.html
CVE Modified by Mozilla Corporation 7/13/2016 10:00:21 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1217
Modified Analysis by NIST 6/19/2016 3:37:40 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
CVSS V3
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Removed
CVSS V3
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Changed
CPE Configuration
Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:46.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
Configuration 2
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:45.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:45.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:46.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
Configuration 2
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:45.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:45.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Configuration 3
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Configuration 4
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Configuration 5
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
CVE Modified by Mozilla Corporation 6/16/2016 10:04:15 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00014.html
Added
Reference
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00016.html
Added
Reference
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3600
Added
Reference
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036057
Added
Reference
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2993-1
Modified Analysis by NIST 6/16/2016 10:47:04 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
CVSS V3
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added
CVSS V2
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Added
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
Added
CPE Configuration
Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:46.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
Configuration 2
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:45.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:45.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-51.html No Types Assigned
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-51.html Advisory
Added
Evaluator Description
<a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html">CWE-416: Use After Free</a>
Initial CVE Analysis 6/13/2016 1:06:05 PM
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Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry: CVE-2016-2821 NVD
Published Date: 06/13/2016 NVD
Last Modified: 04/12/2025
Source: Mozilla Corporation
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