CVE-2016-1944
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201605-06
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
The Buffer11::NativeBuffer11::map function in ANGLE, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 44.0, might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
La función Buffer11::NativeBuffer11::map en ANGLE, como se utiliza en Mozilla Firefox en versiones anteriores a 44.0, podría permitir a atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio (corrupción de memoria) o posiblemente tener otro impacto no especificado a través de vectores desconocidos.
Bob Clary, Christian Holler, Nils Ohlmeier, Gary Kwong, Jesse Ruderman, Carsten Book, Randell Jesup, Nicolas Pierron, Eric Rescorla, Tyson Smith, and Gabor Krizsanits discovered multiple memory safety issues in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. Gustavo Grieco discovered an out-of-memory crash when loading GIF images in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2016-01-20 CVE Reserved
- 2016-01-27 CVE Published
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2024-12-17 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
References (9)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81950 | Vdb Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034825 | Vdb Entry | |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1186621 | X_refsource_confirm |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00001.html | 2018-10-30 | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00002.html | 2018-10-30 | |
| http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-10.html | 2018-10-30 | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2880-1 | 2018-10-30 | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2880-2 | 2018-10-30 | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06 | 2018-10-30 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" | 43.0.4 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "43.0.4" | - |
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| Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" | Leap Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap" | 42.1 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap" and version "42.1" | - |
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| Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" | Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" | 13.1 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "13.1" | - |
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| Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" | Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" | 13.2 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "13.2" | - |
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