Buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2016-1957
Memory leak in libstagefright in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an MPEG-4 file that triggers a delete operation on an array.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.022 (81.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 81.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions 38.0, 38.0.1, 38.0.5
- Mozilla Thunderbird
- Novell SUSE Package Hub For Linux Enterprise — versions 12
- Oracle Linux — versions 5.0, 6, 7
- openSUSE Leap — versions 42.1
- openSUSE — versions 13.1, 13.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00091.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00068.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00006.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00029.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00027.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00008.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-20.html (Vendor Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00089.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-1 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1957?
- CVE-2016-1957 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2016-03-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1957?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.