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High
CVE-2016-1966
The nsNPObjWrapper::GetNewOrUsed function in dom/plugins/base/nsJSNPRuntime.cpp in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0...
Vulnerability Description
The nsNPObjWrapper::GetNewOrUsed function in dom/plugins/base/nsJSNPRuntime.cpp in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference and memory corruption) via a crafted NPAPI plugin.
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
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00091.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246054
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-31.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00068.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00029.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00027.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00089.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3520
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00093.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3510
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00031.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035215
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00050.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2934-1
- http://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-release/rev/f0d2911a9a4e
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-3
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View all reports →Affected Software
linux, firefox, thunderbird, opensuse
Vulnerable Versions:
5.0, 6, 7, 0, 38.0, 38.0.1, 38.0.5, 38.1.0, 38.1.1, 38.2.0, 38.2.1, 38.3.0, 38.4.0, 38.5.0, 38.5.1, 38.6.0, 38.6.1, 13.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 13th, 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:R/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.