Buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2016-1953
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to js/src/jit/arm/Assembler-arm.cpp, and unknown other vectors.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.032 (88.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.037 · newest: 0.032 · change: -0.005
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions 38.0, 38.0.1, 38.0.5
- Mozilla Thunderbird
- Novell SUSE Package Hub For Linux Enterprise — versions 12
- openSUSE Leap — versions 42.1
- openSUSE — versions 13.1, 13.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00068.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00006.html (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00029.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00027.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1953?
- CVE-2016-1953 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-03-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1953?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-1953 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.