vulnerability
Oracle Linux: CVE-2016-5261: ELSA-2016-1912: firefox security update (CRITICAL)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Sep 20, 2016 | Sep 21, 2016 | Dec 3, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Sep 20, 2016
Added
Sep 21, 2016
Modified
Dec 3, 2025
Description
Integer overflow in the WebSocketChannel class in the WebSockets subsystem in Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 and Firefox ESR < 45.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted packets that trigger incorrect buffer-resize operations during buffering.
Solution
oracle-linux-upgrade-firefox
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