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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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-3510-1 | iceweasel security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3520-1 | icedove security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2016-3063 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2917-1 | Firefox vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2934-1 | Thunderbird vulnerabilities |
References
History
Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| Vendors & Products |
Mozilla firefox Esr
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Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mozilla
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T23:17:49.780Z
Reserved: 2016-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-1974
No data.
Status : Modified
Published: 2016-03-13T18:59:23.383
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2016-1974
OpenCVE Enrichment
No data.
Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN