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CVE-2016-1966 Details

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 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.8 HIGHVector: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

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-release/rev/f0d2911a9a4e CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00027.html CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00029.html CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00031.html CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00050.html CVE

see all 40 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
oracle linux
5.0
6
7

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
mozilla firefox
<= 44.0.2
38.0
38.0.1
38.0.5
38.1.0

CPE

  • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
mozilla thunderbird
<= 38.6.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
opensuse opensuse
13.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-1966
NVD Published Date:
Mar 13, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-1966 Details - Not Deferred