vulnerability
MFSA2016-47 Firefox: Write to invalid HashMap entry through JavaScript.watch() (CVE-2016-2808)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Apr 26, 2016 | Apr 27, 2016 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Apr 26, 2016
Added
Apr 27, 2016
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
Description
The watch implementation in the JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox before 46.0, Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.8, and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (generation-count overflow, out-of-bounds HashMap write access, and application crash) via a crafted web site.
Solutions
mozilla-firefox-esr-upgrade-38_8mozilla-firefox-esr-upgrade-45_1mozilla-firefox-upgrade-46_0
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