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High
CVE-2016-1963
The FileReader class in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 allows local...
Vulnerability Description
The FileReader class in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by changing a file during a FileReader API read operation.
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://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1238440
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00029.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-1
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-26.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00031.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035215
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-3
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Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 13th, 2016
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.