9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2016-1962
Mozilla Firefox Use-after-free WebRTC Data-channel Connection Vulnerability
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the mozilla::DataChannelConnection::Close function in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging mishandling of WebRTC data-channel connections.
INFO
Published Date :
March 13, 2016, 6:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 22, 2024, 1:42 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-1962
vulnerability.
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CVE-2016-1962.
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CVE-2016-1962 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-1962 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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CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 22, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 22, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 22, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 22, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 22, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 22, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 22, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 22, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 22, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Dec. 27, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Dec. 27, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 03, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00050.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00031.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00027.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00029.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00089.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00068.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3510 [No Types Assigned] 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/msg00093.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3520 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-3 [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]
Oct. 13, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:44.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:44.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Changed Reference Type http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html No Types Assigned http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1240760 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1240760 Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00091.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00091.html Third Party Advisory -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 13, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:44.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:44.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Changed Reference Type http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html No Types Assigned http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00091.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00091.html Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 12, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
May. 18, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:44.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:44.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 26, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00091.html -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 17, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html">CWE-416: Use After Free</a> Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:44.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-25.html No Types Assigned http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-25.html Advisory Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 17, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 15, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Translated by [email protected]
Mar. 15, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Translation Vulnerabilidad de uso después de liberación de memoria en la función mozilla::DataChannelConnection::Close en Mozilla Firefox en versiones anteriores a 45.0 y Firefox ESR 38.x en versiones anteriores a 38.7 permiten a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario mediante el aprovechamiento del manejo incorrecto de las conexiones del canal de datos WebRTC. Added Translation Vulnerabilidad de uso después de liberación de memoria en la función mozilla::DataChannelConnection::Close en Mozilla Firefox en versiones anteriores a 45.0 y Firefox ESR 38.x en versiones anteriores a 38.7 permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario mediante el aprovechamiento del manejo incorrecto de las conexiones del canal de datos WebRTC.
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity
being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS
score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-1962 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-2016-1962
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.54 }} 0.52%
score
0.87567
percentile
CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability