CVE-2016-2805
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Unspecified vulnerability in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
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CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 6.8 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (thunderbird) | RHSA-2016:1041 | 2016-05-12 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (firefox) | RHSA-2016:0695 | 2016-04-26 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (firefox) | RHSA-2016:0695 | 2016-04-26 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (thunderbird) | RHSA-2016:1041 | 2016-05-12 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (thunderbird) | RHSA-2016:1041 | 2016-05-12 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (firefox) | RHSA-2016:0695 | 2016-04-26 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) (thunderbird) | RHSA-2016:1041 | 2016-05-12 |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank the Mozilla project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Christian Holler as the original reporter.External References
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