Critical severity · published Mar 13, 2016
CVE-2016-1962
Use-after-free vulnerability in the mozilla::DataChannelConnection::Close function in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7 allows remote attackers to…
9.8
CVSS
6.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the mozilla::DataChannelConnection::Close function in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging mishandling of WebRTC data-channel connections.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)6.1% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FI
Firefox · Mozilla
through 44.0.2; 38.0; 38.0.1; 38.0.5; 38.1.0; 38.1.1; +8 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Oracle
5.0; 6; 7 · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
13.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1962
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1962
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00027.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00029.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00031.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00050.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00068.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00089.html
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