Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2016-1938
The s_mp_div function in lib/freebl/mpi/mpi.c in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.21, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 44.0, improperly divides numbers, which might make it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptograph…
Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)
EPSS: 0.010 (77.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox
- Mozilla Nss
- Opensuse Leap — versions 42.1
- Opensuse — versions 13.1, 13.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- 81955 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- DSA-3688 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- 1034825 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- GLSA-201701-46 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- USN-2903-2 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- USN-2880-1 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- USN-2903-1 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- USN-2880-2 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1938?
- CVE-2016-1938 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Cryptographic Issues. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-01-31.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1938?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-1938 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.