PT-2016-1441 · Mozilla+1 · Firefox+1

Q1 · Published 2016-03-08 · Updated 2024-12-12 · CVE-2016-1976

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 45.0

Description The issue is related to a use-after-free vulnerability in the DesktopDisplayDevice class in the WebRTC implementation. This could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other unspecified impacts via unknown vectors.

Recommendations For versions prior to 45.0, update to version 45.0 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling WebRTC functionality until a patch is available. Restrict access to WebRTC-related features to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-00742

CVE-2016-1976

OPENSUSE-SU-2016_0731-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2016_0733-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1

Affected Products

Firefox

Suse

References · 2067

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-00742 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1976 · Security Note
• http://mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-32.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00031.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-1976 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00029.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-25728 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-31743 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12392 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-5698 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1701 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-5687 · Note