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CVE-2016-1963 Detail

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.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  03/13/2016

Impact

CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.4 HIGH
Vector: AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (V3 legend)
Impact Score: 5.9
Exploitability Score: 1.4

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.4 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.4
Exploitability Subscore: 3.4

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availability (A): Partial
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows unauthorized modification
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00029.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00031.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-26.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035215
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-3
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1238440
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

  • Buffer Errors (CWE-119)
  • Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control (CWE-264)

Change History

7 change records found - show changes

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-1963
NVD Published Date:
03/13/2016
NVD Last Modified:
12/02/2016