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CVE-2016-1962
CRITICAL
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.
Published: Mar 13, 2016
Modified: Jun 17, 2026
CVSS Metrics
CVSSv3
Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products (18)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| mozilla | firefox | * |
| mozilla | firefox | 38.0 |
| mozilla | firefox | 38.0.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | 38.0.5 |
| mozilla | firefox | 38.1.0 |
| mozilla | firefox | 38.1.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | 38.2.0 |
| mozilla | firefox | 38.2.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | 38.3.0 |
| mozilla | firefox | 38.4.0 |
| mozilla | firefox | 38.5.0 |
| mozilla | firefox | 38.5.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | 38.6.0 |
| mozilla | firefox | 38.6.1 |
| opensuse | opensuse | 13.1 |
| oracle | linux | 5.0 |
| oracle | linux | 6 |
| oracle | linux | 7 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-v73h-33mh-g974
Use-after-free vulnerability in the mozilla::DataChannelConnection::Close function in Mozilla...
References (36)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00027.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00029.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00031.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00050.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00068.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00089.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00091.html Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00093.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3510
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3520
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-25.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035215
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-2
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
9.8 / 10
EPSS Score
6.08%
Top 7% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
41 / 100
Data Sources
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