CVE-2016-1960

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-1960
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermozilla
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-03-13 18:59:09 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionInteger underflow in the nsHtml5TreeBuilder class in the HTML5 string parser in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by leveraging mishandling of end tags, as demonstrated by incorrect SVG processing, aka ZDI-CAN-3545.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.0.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.0.5 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.1.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.1.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.2.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.2.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.3.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.4.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.5.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.5.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.6.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.6.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 5.0 All All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 6 All All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 7 All All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise 12.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
USN-2917-3: Firefox regressions | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0894-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Firefox 44.0.2 - ASM.JS JIT-Spray Remote Code Execution - Windows remote Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0909-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0727-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3510-1 iceweasel af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1767-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Use-after-free in HTML5 string parser — Mozilla af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0876-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201605-06) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1778-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Mozilla Firefox < 45.0 - 'nsHtml5TreeBuilder' Use-After-Free (EMET 5.52 Bypass) - Windows remote Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
USN-2917-2: Firefox regressions | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0820-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3520-1 icedove af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0733-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1769-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0777-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Oracle Linux Bulletin - January 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Spoof the Address Bar, Overwrite Files, and Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Access Denied af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking
USN-2917-1: Firefox vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
USN-2934-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Zero Day Initiative af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 zerodayinitiative.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0731-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
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