CVE-2016-1959
Mozilla Firefox ServiceWorkerManager RCE/DoS Vulnerability
Description
The ServiceWorkerManager class in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and memory corruption) via unspecified use of the Clients API.
INFO
Published Date :
March 13, 2016, 6:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 3, 2016, 3:23 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.8
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CVE-2016-1959 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 03, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-2 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-1 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035215 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00031.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-3 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00029.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 01, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 17, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:44.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-22.html No Types Assigned http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-22.html Advisory Added CWE CWE-119 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 17, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 17, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Translated by [email protected]
Mar. 15, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Translation ServiceWorkerManager en Mozilla Firefox en versiones anteriores a 45.0 permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario o causar una denegación del servicio (lectura fuera de rango y corrupción de memoria) a través del uso no especificado de los Clientes API. Added Translation La clase ServiceWorkerManager en Mozilla Firefox en versiones anteriores a 45.0 permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario o causar una denegación del servicio (lectura fuera de rango y corrupción de memoria) a través del uso no especificado de la API Clients.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-1959 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-2016-1959
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
3.77 }} 0.15%
score
0.92117
percentile