CVE-2016-1960

critical-risk
Published 2016-03-13

Integer underflow in the nsHtml5TreeBuilder class in the HTML5 string parser 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 (use-after-free) by leveraging mishandling of end tags, as demonstrated by incorrect SVG processing, aka ZDI-CAN-3545.

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87.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 13% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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2 public exploits available
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Patch status unknown
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CVSS 8.8/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Vendors

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critical-risk
Severity 30/34 · Critical
Exploitability 27/34 · High
Exposure 20/34 · Moderate