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CVE-2016-2835

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-2835 describes multiple unspecified memory corruption vulnerabilities within the browser engine of Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 48.0. These flaws could be triggered remotely, potentially leading to a denial of service through application crashes or, more critically, arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS v3.0 score of 8.8 (HIGH), the vulnerability presents a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 47.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.86%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0286 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 14,848 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

mozillavendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-2835Critical

Mozilla: Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:48.0) (MFSA 2016-62)

Aug 2, 2016

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00004.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00029.html
bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
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bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
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bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
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bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
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bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
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bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
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bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
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bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
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bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
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security.gentoo.org / glsa/201701-15
mozilla.org / security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-62.html
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/92261
securitytracker.com / id/1036508
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-3044-1