CVE-2016-1962
high-risk
Published 2016-03-13
Use-after-free vulnerability in the mozilla::DataChannelConnection::Close function in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging mishandling of WebRTC data-channel connections.
Do I need to act?
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2.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10
Critical
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (18)
References (36)
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00091.html
Vendor Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-25.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.h...
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1240760
and 16 more references
56
/ 100
high-risk
Severity
32/34 · Critical
Exploitability
5/34 · Minimal
Exposure
19/34 · Moderate