CVE-2016-1976

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-1976
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermozilla
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-03-13 18:59:25 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionUse-after-free vulnerability in the DesktopDisplayDevice class in the WebRTC implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 on Windows might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

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

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

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

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
Operating System Microsoft Windows All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Webrtc Project Webrtc - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
WebRTC and LibVPX vulnerabilities found through code inspection — Mozilla af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201605-06) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
1176340 – (CVE-2016-1976) DesktopDisplayDevice::operator= uses members after delete on self-assignment af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0733-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Security Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0731-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
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