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
EPSS: 0.004 (58.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
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
- Oracle Linux — versions 5.0, 6, 7
- Opensuse Leap — versions 42.1
- Opensuse — versions 13.1, 13.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0894 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- SUSE-SU-2016:0820 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1767 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0731 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- SUSE-SU-2016:0727 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1778 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0876 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- USN-2917-1 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, 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.