CVE-2016-1966

8.8 HIGH
Published: March 13, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
View on NVD

Description

The nsNPObjWrapper::GetNewOrUsed function in dom/plugins/base/nsJSNPRuntime.cpp 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 (invalid pointer dereference and memory corruption) via a crafted NPAPI plugin.

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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://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-release/rev/f0d2911a9a4e
Source: security@mozilla.org
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://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/mfsa2016-31.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
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246054
Source: security@mozilla.org
Issue Tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-release/rev/f0d2911a9a4e
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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://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/mfsa2016-31.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
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246054
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

40 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.8%
74th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

mozilla oracle opensuse