CVE-2016-1960

8.8 HIGH
Published: March 13, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

Integer underflow in the nsHtml5TreeBuilder class in the HTML5 string parser in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by leveraging mishandling of end tags, as demonstrated by incorrect SVG processing, aka ZDI-CAN-3545.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00027.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00029.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00031.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00050.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00068.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00089.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00091.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00093.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00006.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00007.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00008.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3510
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3520
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-23.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035215
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-1
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-2
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-3
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2934-1
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-198/
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246014
Source: security@mozilla.org
Issue Tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
Source: security@mozilla.org
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42484/
Source: security@mozilla.org
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44294/
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00027.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00029.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00031.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00050.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00068.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00089.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00091.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00093.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00006.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00007.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00008.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3510
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3520
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-23.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035215
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2934-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-198/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246014
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42484/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44294/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

50 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
86.5%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

mozilla suse oracle opensuse