// For flags

CVE-2016-1957

Mozilla: Memory leak in libstagefright when deleting an array during MP4 processing (MFSA 2016-20)

Severity Score

4.3
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Memory leak in libstagefright in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an MPEG-4 file that triggers a delete operation on an array.

Fuga de memoria en libstagefright en Mozilla Firefox en versiones anteriores a 45.0 y Firefox ESR 38.x en versiones anteriores a 38.7 permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio (consumo de memoria) a través de un archivo MPEG-4 que desencadena una operación de borrado sobre un array.

Francis Gabriel discovered a buffer overflow during ASN.1 decoding in NSS. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. Bob Clary, Christoph Diehl, Christian Holler, Andrew McCreight, Daniel Holbert, Jesse Ruderman, Randell Jesup, Carsten Book, Gian-Carlo Pascutto, Tyson Smith, Andrea Marchesini, and Jukka Jylanki 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. Various other issues were also addressed.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2016-01-20 CVE Reserved
  • 2016-03-09 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 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 (24)
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00027.html 2019-12-27
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00029.html 2019-12-27
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00031.html 2019-12-27
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00050.html 2019-12-27
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00068.html 2019-12-27
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00089.html 2019-12-27
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00091.html 2019-12-27
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00093.html 2019-12-27
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00006.html 2019-12-27
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00007.html 2019-12-27
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00008.html 2019-12-27
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3510 2019-12-27
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3520 2019-12-27
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-20.html 2019-12-27
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-1 2019-12-27
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-2 2019-12-27
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-3 2019-12-27
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2934-1 2019-12-27
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06 2019-12-27
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1957 2016-03-16
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1315573 2016-03-16
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Novell
Search vendor "Novell"
Suse Package Hub For Suse Linux Enterprise
Search vendor "Novell" for product "Suse Package Hub For Suse Linux Enterprise"
12
Search vendor "Novell" for product "Suse Package Hub For Suse Linux Enterprise" and version "12"
-
Affected
Opensuse
Search vendor "Opensuse"
Leap
Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap"
42.1
Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap" and version "42.1"
-
Affected
Opensuse
Search vendor "Opensuse"
Opensuse
Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse"
13.1
Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "13.1"
-
Affected
Opensuse
Search vendor "Opensuse"
Opensuse
Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse"
13.2
Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "13.2"
-
Affected
Mozilla
Search vendor "Mozilla"
Firefox
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"
<= 44.0.2
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " <= 44.0.2"
-
Affected
Mozilla
Search vendor "Mozilla"
Firefox Esr
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"
38.0
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "38.0"
-
Affected
Mozilla
Search vendor "Mozilla"
Firefox Esr
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"
38.0.1
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "38.0.1"
-
Affected
Mozilla
Search vendor "Mozilla"
Firefox Esr
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"
38.0.5
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "38.0.5"
-
Affected
Mozilla
Search vendor "Mozilla"
Firefox Esr
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"
38.1.0
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "38.1.0"
-
Affected
Mozilla
Search vendor "Mozilla"
Firefox Esr
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"
38.1.1
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "38.1.1"
-
Affected
Mozilla
Search vendor "Mozilla"
Firefox Esr
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"
38.2.0
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "38.2.0"
-
Affected
Mozilla
Search vendor "Mozilla"
Firefox Esr
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"
38.2.1
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "38.2.1"
-
Affected
Mozilla
Search vendor "Mozilla"
Firefox Esr
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"
38.3.0
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "38.3.0"
-
Affected
Mozilla
Search vendor "Mozilla"
Firefox Esr
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"
38.4.0
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "38.4.0"
-
Affected
Mozilla
Search vendor "Mozilla"
Firefox Esr
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"
38.5.0
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "38.5.0"
-
Affected
Mozilla
Search vendor "Mozilla"
Firefox Esr
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"
38.5.1
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "38.5.1"
-
Affected
Mozilla
Search vendor "Mozilla"
Firefox Esr
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"
38.6.0
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "38.6.0"
-
Affected
Mozilla
Search vendor "Mozilla"
Firefox Esr
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"
38.6.1
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "38.6.1"
-
Affected
Mozilla
Search vendor "Mozilla"
Thunderbird
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"
<= 38.6.0
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version " <= 38.6.0"
-
Affected
Oracle
Search vendor "Oracle"
Linux
Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Linux"
5.0
Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Linux" and version "5.0"
-
Affected
Oracle
Search vendor "Oracle"
Linux
Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Linux"
6
Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Linux" and version "6"
-
Affected
Oracle
Search vendor "Oracle"
Linux
Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Linux"
7
Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Linux" and version "7"
-
Affected