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Vulnerability details: VCID-d9z7-npfz-53a8
Vulnerability ID VCID-d9z7-npfz-53a8
Aliases CVE-2016-2837
Summary Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird the worst of which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
System Score Found at
cvssv3 5.6 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-2837.json
epss 0.00398 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2837
epss 0.00398 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2837
epss 0.00398 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2837
epss 0.00398 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2837
epss 0.00398 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2837
epss 0.00398 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2837
epss 0.00398 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2837
epss 0.00398 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2837
epss 0.00398 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2837
cvssv2 6.8 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv2 6.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2837
cvssv3 6.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2837
generic_textual high https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-77
Reference id Reference type URL
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
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-2837.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2837
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1274637
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3640
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-77.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
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
1361989 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1361989
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:45.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2016-2837 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2837
CVE-2016-2837 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2837
GLSA-201701-15 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
mfsa2016-77 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-77
RHSA-2016:1551 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1551
USN-3044-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3044-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-2837.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2837
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2837
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.60463
EPSS Score 0.00398
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:10:17.993213+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 38.0.0