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CVE-2016-2828 json

Use-after-free vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 47.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary c…

published 2016-06-13 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-3901

cvss
8.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.0%
EPSS 3.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • firefox-esr Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 45.2.0esr-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2828

  • firefox Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 47.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
  • firefox Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 47.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2828

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  • firefox RHEL 5 45.2.0-1.el5_11
  • firefox RHEL 6 45.2.0-1.el6_8
  • firefox RHEL 7 45.2.0-1.el7_2

red hat advisories RHSA-2016:1217

  • mozilla-nss SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP3-TERADATA +6 more 3.21.1-35.1
  • mozilla-nspr SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP3-TERADATA +6 more 4.12-29.1
  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP3-TERADATA +6 more 45.2.0esr-45.2
  • firefox-fontconfig SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP3-TERADATA +6 more 2.11.0-2.1
  • MozillaFirefox-branding-SLED SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP3-TERADATA +5 more 45.0-23.10
  • mozilla-nss SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12 SP1 +5 more 3.21.1-46.2
  • mozilla-nspr SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12 SP1 +5 more 4.12-15.2
  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12 SP1 +5 more 45.2.0esr-75.2

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2016:2061-1SUSE-SU-2016:1799-1SUSE-SU-2016:1691-1

  • firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 50.1.0-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2016-2828 updated cvss 5.1

Mozilla: Use-after-free when textures are used in WebGL operations after recycle pool destruction (MFSA 2016-56)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) firefox 45.2.0-1.el5_11 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox 45.2.0-1.el7_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox 45.2.0-1.el7_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) firefox 45.2.0-1.el5_11 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) firefox 45.2.0-1.el6_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) firefox 45.2.0-1.el6_8
    +9 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) firefox 45.2.0-1.el6_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) firefox 45.2.0-1.el6_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox 45.2.0-1.el7_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) firefox 45.2.0-1.el6_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox 45.2.0-1.el7_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) firefox 45.2.0-1.el6_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox 45.2.0-1.el7_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) firefox 45.2.0-1.el6_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox 45.2.0-1.el7_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:1217
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 thunderbird Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 thunderbird Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 thunderbird
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

3.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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