High severity · published Aug 7, 2016
CVE-2016-1951
Multiple integer overflows in io/prprf.c in Mozilla Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) before 4.12 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly…
8.6
CVSS
3.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Multiple integer overflows in io/prprf.c in Mozilla Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) before 4.12 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long string to a PR_*printf function.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.1% · higher than 88% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NP
Netscape Portable Runtime · Mozilla
through 4.11 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1951
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1951
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92385
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036590
www.ubuntu.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3023-1
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1174015
Mailing List
https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=mozilla.dev.tech.nspr/dV4MyMsg6jw/hhWcXOgJDQAJ
hg.mozilla.org
https://hg.mozilla.org/projects/nspr/rev/96381e3aaae2
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