PT-2016-1466 · Mozilla+4 · Firefox Esr+6
Francis Gabriel
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Published
2016-03-08
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Updated
2024-12-12
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CVE-2016-1950
CVSS v3.1
8.8
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
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.
Fix
RCE
Buffer Overflow
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Centos
Firefox
Firefox Esr
Network Security Services
Red Hat
Suse
Ubuntu