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CVE-2016-1974 Details

Description

The nsScannerString::AppendUnicodeTo function in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7 does not verify that memory allocation succeeds, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted Unicode data in an HTML, XML, or SVG document.

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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://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
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00068.html CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]

Affected Products

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Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-1974
NVD Published Date:
Mar 13, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-1974 Details - Not Deferred