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?
~
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
7
CVSS 7.3/10
High
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (2)
Affected Vendors
References (40)
Vendor Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-15.html
and 20 more references
39
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
26/34 · High
Exploitability
6/34 · Minimal
Exposure
7/34 · Low