CVE-2016-2827 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 49.0, specifically within the mozilla::net::IsValidReferrerPolicy function. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (application crash) by crafting a Content Security Policy (CSP) referrer directive with zero values. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 6.5), it requires user interaction (UI:R) and has a low attack complexity (AC:L), leading to high availability impact (A:H) but no confidentiality or integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 48.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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