Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-1961
Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsHTMLDocument::SetBody function in dom/html/nsHTMLDocument.cpp 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 a root element, aka ZDI-CAN-3574.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionExecute code
Products affected by CVE-2016-1961
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-1961
11.00%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 95 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-1961
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6.8
|
MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
|
6.4
|
NIST | |
|
8.8
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.8
|
5.9
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2016-1961
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00091.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0894-1: important: Security updateThird Party Advisory
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2934-1
USN-2934-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00089.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0876-1: important: Security update
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00007.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1769-1: important: Security updateThird Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00093.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0909-1: important: Security update for
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00008.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1778-1: important: Security updateThird Party Advisory
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http://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-release/rev/b208427885d3
mozilla-release: changeset 313156:b208427885d30e780626d2a7c762fa56a4d80f5a
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-1
USN-2917-1: Firefox vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-3
USN-2917-3: Firefox regressions | Ubuntu security notices
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1249377
Bugzilla.mozilla.org is offlineIssue Tracking
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035215
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Spoof the Address Bar, Overwrite Files, and Deny Service - SecurityTracker
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00050.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0777-1: important: Security update for
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http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-199/
ZDI-16-199 | Zero Day Initiative
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00068.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0820-1: important: Security update for
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
Oracle Linux Bulletin - January 2016Third Party Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201605-06) — Gentoo security
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http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3520
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3520-1 icedove
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http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-24.html
Use-after-free in SetBody — MozillaVendor Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00029.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0731-1: important: Security update
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00031.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0733-1: important: Security update
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00006.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1767-1: important: Security updateThird Party Advisory
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-2
USN-2917-2: Firefox regressions | Ubuntu security notices
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http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3510
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3510-1 iceweasel
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00027.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0727-1: important: Security update for
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