Mozilla · Firefox Esr · CVE-2016-1950
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) versions 3.19.2.3 and earlier, 3.20.x, and 3.21.x before 3.21.1
Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 45.0
Firefox ESR 38.x versions prior to 38.7
**Description**
The issue is caused by a heap-based buffer overflow in the Network Security Services (NSS) library, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted ASN.1 data in an X.509 certificate. This can be exploited by a remote attacker using specially formed ASN.1 data.
**Recommendations**
For Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) versions 3.19.2.3 and earlier, 3.20.x, and 3.21.x before 3.21.1, update to version 3.19.2.3 or later, or 3.21.1 or later.
For Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 45.0, update to version 45.0 or later.
For Firefox ESR 38.x versions prior to 38.7, update to version 38.7 or later.