THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2016-2828
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2016-2828

Ubuntu Linux vulnerability

CVSS
8.8
EPSS
3.0%
EPSS pct
86th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Canonical
Affected product
Ubuntu Linux
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2016-06-13

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.0% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 86% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2016-2828

  • Confirm whether Canonical Ubuntu Linux is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-2828.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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