Mozilla: Buffer overflow in WebGL after out of memory allocation (MFSA 2016-03)
Published Jan 31, 2016
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 5.15%
Description
Buffer overflow in the BufferSubData function in Mozilla Firefox before 44.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted WebGL content.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
firefox-0:38.6.0-1.el5_11
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0071
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
thunderbird-0:38.6.0-1.el5_11
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0258
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
firefox-0:38.6.0-1.el6_7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0071
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
thunderbird-0:38.6.0-1.el6_7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0258
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
firefox-0:38.6.0-1.el7_2
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0071
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
thunderbird-0:38.6.0-1.el7_2
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0258
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox-0:38.6.0-1.el5_11 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0071 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | thunderbird-0:38.6.0-1.el5_11 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0258 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | firefox-0:38.6.0-1.el6_7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0071 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | thunderbird-0:38.6.0-1.el6_7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0258 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | firefox-0:38.6.0-1.el7_2 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0071 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | thunderbird-0:38.6.0-1.el7_2 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0258 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.15% (0.05149) | 92.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.15% (0.05149) | 91.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.97% (0.00971) | 74.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.23% (0.02225) | 74.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.97% (0.00971) | 75.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.95% (0.00945) | 83.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 1, 2024 | 0.63% (0.00626) | 78.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 23, 2023 | 0.61% (0.00612) | 76.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 18, 2023 | 0.47% (0.00472) | 72.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.41% (0.00406) | 69.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.58% (0.07576) | 92.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.58% (0.07576) | 92.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.58% (0.07576) | 81.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (24)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00010.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00101.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00105.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0071.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0258.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3457 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3491 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-03.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81952 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034825 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2880-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2880-2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2904-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1935 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1220450 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1301821 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1935
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1935
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-03.html
Change history (0)
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