CVE-2016-1978

moderate-risk
Published 2016-03-13

Use-after-free vulnerability in the ssl3_HandleECDHServerKeyExchange function in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.21, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 44.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by making an SSL (1) DHE or (2) ECDHE handshake at a time of high memory consumption.

Do I need to act?

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2.5% 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
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CVSS 7.3/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Affected Vendors

39
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 6/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low