CVE-2016-2808
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CVE-2016-2808 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 2.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | <= 45.0.2 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 38.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 38.0.1 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 38.0.5 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 38.1.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 38.1.1 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 38.2.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 38.2.1 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 38.3.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 38.4.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 38.5.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 38.5.1 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 38.6.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 38.6.1 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 38.7.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 38.7.1 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 45.0.1 |
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