Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2016-1972
Race condition in libvpx in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 on Windows might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
EPSS: 0.019 (77.6th 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
- Microsoft Windows
- Mozilla Firefox
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@mozilla.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security@mozilla.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1972?
- CVE-2016-1972 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-03-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1972?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-1972 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.