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Status published
High
CVE-2016-1951
Multiple integer overflows in io/prprf.c in Mozilla Netscape Portable Runtime...
Vulnerability Description
Multiple integer overflows in io/prprf.c in Mozilla Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) before 4.12 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long string to a PR_*printf function.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=mozilla.dev.tech.nspr/dV4MyMsg6jw/hhWcXOgJDQAJ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92385
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036590
- https://hg.mozilla.org/projects/nspr/rev/96381e3aaae2
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1174015
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3023-1
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 7th, 2016
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.