CVE-2016-1946

moderate-risk

Published 2016-01-31

The MoofParser::Metadata function in binding/MoofParser.cpp in libstagefright in Mozilla Firefox before 44.0 does not limit the size of read operations, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted metadata.

Do I need to act?

3.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS score — moderate exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 9.8/10 Critical

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (4)

Opensuse

Firefox

Leap

Opensuse

Affected Vendors

Mozilla Opensuse

References (20)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00001.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00002.html

Vendor Advisory http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-10.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81950

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034825

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2880-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2880-2

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1232069

Vendor Advisory https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/2a57c0a0cf19

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06