CVE-2016-1951
Mozilla Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Description
Multiple integer overflows in io/prprf.c in Mozilla Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) before 4.12 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long string to a PR_*printf function.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 7, 2016, 7:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the affected Netscape Portable Runtime packages.
- Restart the affected service.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-1951 has a 2 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
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CVE-2016-1951.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-1951 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-1951
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-1951 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92385 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036590 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3023-1 Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1174015 Added Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=mozilla.dev.tech.nspr/dV4MyMsg6jw/hhWcXOgJDQAJ Added Reference https://hg.mozilla.org/projects/nspr/rev/96381e3aaae2 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3023-1 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92385 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036590 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 10, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H Changed Reference Type https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=mozilla.dev.tech.nspr/dV4MyMsg6jw/hhWcXOgJDQAJ No Types Assigned https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=mozilla.dev.tech.nspr/dV4MyMsg6jw/hhWcXOgJDQAJ Mailing List Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1174015 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1174015 Issue Tracking Added CWE CWE-190 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 10, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.6
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.79 }} 0.04%
score
0.72960
percentile