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CVE-2016-5261
HIGH · CVSS 8.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-08-05T01:59:17.237 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:49:04.460

Summary

Integer overflow in the WebSocketChannel class in the WebSockets subsystem in Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 and Firefox ESR < 45.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted packets that trigger incorrect buffer-resize operations during buffering.

Affected products

mozilla — firefox

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References

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