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…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.007 (72.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions 38.0, 38.0.1, 38.0.5
- Mozilla Thunderbird
- Novell Suse_package_hub_for_suse_linux_enterprise — versions 12
- 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
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- SUSE-SU-2016:0820 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1767 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0731 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- SUSE-SU-2016:0727 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
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.