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CVE-2016-2805

Status: ModifiedHigh (8.8)—

Unspecified vulnerability in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Mozilla — Firefox

CWEs

References

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