CVE-2016-1974
published 2016-03-13CVE-2016-1974: 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…
PriorityP340high8.8CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
2.97%
85.7th percentile
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.
Affected
29 ranges· showing 25
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | firefox | < firefox 45.0-1 (sid) | firefox 45.0-1 (sid) |
| debian | firefox-esr | < firefox 45.0-1 (sid) | firefox 45.0-1 (sid) |
| mozilla | firefox | <= 44.0.2 | — |
| mozilla | firefox | — | — |
| mozilla | firefox | — | — |
| mozilla | firefox | — | — |
| mozilla | firefox | — | — |
| mozilla | firefox | — | — |
| mozilla | firefox | — | — |
| mozilla | firefox | — | — |
| mozilla | firefox | — | — |
| mozilla | firefox | — | — |
| mozilla | firefox | — | — |
| mozilla | firefox | — | — |
| mozilla | firefox | — | — |
| mozilla | firefox | — | — |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 45.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | 45.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 45.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | 45.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 45.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 | 45.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | <= 38.6.0 | — |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:38.7.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | 1:38.7.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:38.7.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | 1:38.7.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
| opensuse | leap | — | — |
| opensuse | opensuse | — | — |
| opensuse | opensuse | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.08.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.06.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv8.8HIGH
vendor_debian8.8HIGH
vendor_redhat8.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu8.8HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-4hhc-jf2p-xq5p: The nsScannerString::AppendUnicodeTo function in Mozilla Firefox before 45
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2016-1974 [HIGH] CWE-119 GHSA-4hhc-jf2p-xq5p: The nsScannerString::AppendUnicodeTo function in Mozilla Firefox before 45
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.
OSV
thunderbird vulnerabilities
osv·2016-04-27·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-1952 [HIGH] thunderbird vulnerabilities
thunderbird vulnerabilities
Bob Clary, Christoph Diehl, Christian Holler, Andrew McCreight, Daniel
Holbert, Jesse Ruderman, and Randell Jesup discovered multiple memory
safety issues in Thunderbird. If a user were tricked in to opening a
specially crafted message, 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 Thunderbird. (CVE-2016-1952)
Nicolas Golubovic discovered that CSP violation reports can be used to
overwrite local files. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially
crafted website in a browsing context with addon signing disabled and
unpacked addons installed, an attacker could potentially exploit this to
gain additional privileges. (CVE-2016-1954)
Jose Marti
OSV
firefox regressions
osv·2016-04-19·CVSS 8.8
[HIGH] firefox regressions
firefox regressions
USN-2917-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. This update caused several
web compatibility regressions.
This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
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. (CVE-2016-1950)
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 Jylänki discovered multiple
memory safety issues in Firefox.
OSV
firefox regressions
osv·2016-04-07·CVSS 8.8
[HIGH] firefox regressions
firefox regressions
USN-2917-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. This update caused several
regressions that could result in search engine settings being lost, the
list of search providers appearing empty or the location bar breaking
after typing an invalid URL. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
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. (CVE-2016-1950)
Bob Clary, Christoph Diehl, Christian Holler, Andrew McCreight, Daniel
Holbert, Jesse Ruderman, Randell Jesup,
OSV
CVE-2016-1974: The nsScannerString::AppendUnicodeTo function in Mozilla Firefox before 45
osv·2016-03-13·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-1974 [HIGH] CVE-2016-1974: The nsScannerString::AppendUnicodeTo function in Mozilla Firefox before 45
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.
OSV
firefox vulnerabilities
osv·2016-03-09·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-1950 [HIGH] firefox vulnerabilities
firefox vulnerabilities
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. (CVE-2016-1950)
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 Jylänki 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
Ubuntu
Thunderbird vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2016-04-27·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-1950 [HIGH] Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Title: Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Thunderbird.
Bob Clary, Christoph Diehl, Christian Holler, Andrew McCreight, Daniel
Holbert, Jesse Ruderman, and Randell Jesup discovered multiple memory
safety issues in Thunderbird. If a user were tricked in to opening a
specially crafted message, 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 Thunderbird. (CVE-2016-1952)
Nicolas Golubovic discovered that CSP violation reports can be used to
overwrite local files. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially
crafted website in a browsing context with addon signing disabled and
unpacked addons installed, an attacker could potentially exp
Ubuntu
Firefox regressions
vendor_ubuntu·2016-04-19·CVSS 8.8
[HIGH] Firefox regressions
Title: Firefox regressions
Summary: USN-2917-1 introduced several regressions in Firefox.
USN-2917-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. This update caused several
web compatibility regressions.
This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
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. (CVE-2016-1950)
Bob Clary, Christoph Diehl, Christian Holler, Andrew McCreight, Daniel
Holbert, Jesse Ruderman, Randell Jesup, Carsten Book, Gian-Carlo Pascutto,
Tyson Smith, Andrea Marchesini,
Ubuntu
Firefox regressions
vendor_ubuntu·2016-04-07·CVSS 8.8
[HIGH] Firefox regressions
Title: Firefox regressions
Summary: USN-2917-1 introduced several regressions in Firefox.
USN-2917-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. This update caused several
regressions that could result in search engine settings being lost, the
list of search providers appearing empty or the location bar breaking
after typing an invalid URL. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
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. (CVE-2016-1950)
Bob Clary, Christoph Diehl, Christian H
Ubuntu
Firefox vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2016-03-09·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-1950 [HIGH] Firefox vulnerabilities
Title: Firefox vulnerabilities
Summary: Firefox could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
opened a malicious website.
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. (CVE-2016-1950)
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 Jylänki discovered multiple
memory safety issues in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a
specially crafted website, an attacker could p
Red Hat
Mozilla: Out-of-bounds read in HTML parser following a failed allocation (MFSA 2016-34)
vendor_redhat·2016-03-08·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-1974 [HIGH] Mozilla: Out-of-bounds read in HTML parser following a failed allocation (MFSA 2016-34)
Mozilla: Out-of-bounds read in HTML parser following a failed allocation (MFSA 2016-34)
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.
Debian
CVE-2016-1974: firefox - The nsScannerString::AppendUnicodeTo function in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and...
vendor_debian·2016·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-1974 [HIGH] CVE-2016-1974: firefox - The nsScannerString::AppendUnicodeTo function in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and...
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.
Scope: local
sid: resolved (fixed in 45.0-1)
No detection rules found.
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2016-03-13
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