Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox

CVE-2016-1973

Race condition in the GetStaticInstance function in the WebRTC implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via unspecified vectors.

EPSS: 0.030 (85.9th 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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1973?
CVE-2016-1973 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-03-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-1973?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-1973 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.