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Status published
High
CVE-2016-1971
The I420VideoFrame::CreateFrame function in the WebRTC implementation in Mozilla Firefox...
Vulnerability Description
The I420VideoFrame::CreateFrame function in the WebRTC implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 on Windows omits an unspecified status check, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.
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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84220
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00029.html
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-32.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00031.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1217663
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035215
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
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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: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.