CVE-2016-2828
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
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CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 5.1 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| 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 7 (firefox) | RHSA-2016:1217 | 2016-06-08 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (firefox) | RHSA-2016:1217 | 2016-06-08 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (firefox) | RHSA-2016:1217 | 2016-06-08 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | thunderbird | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | thunderbird | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | thunderbird | Not affected |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank the Mozilla project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges jomo as the original reporter.External References
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