Description

Race condition in the GetStaticInstance function in the WebRTC implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via unspecified vectors.

INFO

Published Date :

March 13, 2016, 6:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 27, 2019, 4:08 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-1973 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-1973 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mozilla firefox
1 Oracle linux

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).

[ICSE 2022] Controlled Concurrency Testing via Periodical Scheduling

concurrency-testing concurrency-control

Dockerfile C Makefile Shell Roff C++ HTML Perl M4 Ruby

Updated: 4 months ago
29 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : Jan. 14, 2022, 12:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 10 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-1973 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-1973 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.

  • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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]

    Oct. 13, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *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:a:mozilla:firefox:44.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1219339 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1219339 Issue Tracking
    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
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 13, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:44.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:44.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 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
  • 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]

    Mar. 21, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 19, 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:44.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    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/mfsa2016-33.html No Types Assigned http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-33.html Advisory
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-1973 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-2016-1973 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.42 }} 0.09%

score

0.86993

percentile

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