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SUSE: CVE-2016-5261: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2016-5261: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/04/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
08/22/2016
Modified
06/20/2021

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(s)

  • suse-upgrade-mozillafirefox
  • suse-upgrade-mozillafirefox-devel
  • suse-upgrade-mozillafirefox-translations
  • suse-upgrade-mozillafirefox-translations-common
  • suse-upgrade-mozillafirefox-translations-other

References

  • SUSE-SU-2016:2431-1
  • SUSE-SU-2016:2434-1
  • SUSE-SU-2016:2513-1
  • RHSA-2016:1912
  • DLA-636-1
  • DSA-3674
  • 92260
  • 1036508
  • USN-3044-1
  • GLSA-201701-15
  • CVE-2016-5261
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