ClearKey CDM Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Mozilla Firefox EME API

CVE-2016-2837 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ClearKey Content Decryption Module (CDM) in the Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) API in Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.3 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a malformed video and leveraging a Gecko Media Plugin (GMP) sandbox bypass.

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