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CVE-2016-1931 Detail

Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 44.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to uninitialized memory encountered during brotli data compression, and other vectors.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  10.0 CRITICAL
Vector:  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00002.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00002.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-01.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-01.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81953
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81953
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034825
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034825
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2880-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2880-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2880-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2880-2
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1180064
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1180064
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1186973
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1186973
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1206675
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1206675
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1207298
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1207298
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1209358
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1209358
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1209365
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1209365
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1209366
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1209366
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1209368
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1209368
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1209546
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1209546
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1222015
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1222015
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1229825
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1229825
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1231121
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1231121
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1234576
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1234576
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s) 		Up to (including)
43.0.4

Configuration 2 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)

Denotes Vulnerable Software
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-1931
NVD Published Date:
01/31/2016
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Mozilla Corporation