CVE-2016-2837

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ClearKey Content Decryption Module (CDM) in the Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) API in Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.3 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a malformed video and leveraging a Gecko Media Plugin (GMP) sandbox bypass.

• CWE-119

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00004.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00029.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1551.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3640
• http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-77.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92258
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036508
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3044-1
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-673
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1274637Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00004.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00029.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1551.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3640
• http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-77.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92258
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036508
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3044-1
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-673
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1274637Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15

Published

Aug 5, 2016

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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