CVE-2016-2814 is a critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the libstagefright component of Mozilla Firefox, affecting versions before 46.0, Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.8, and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.1. This flaw, rated 8.8 HIGH on CVSS, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through crafted CENC offsets, requiring user interaction but with low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code is readily available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it's not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, its high FAUCET Risk Score and mention in security media indicate its potential severity.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 45.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
38.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
38.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
38.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
38.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.