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CVE-2016-1960

Integer underflow in the nsHtml5TreeBuilder class in the HTML5 string parser in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7

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Not listed in CISA KEV
2 on Exploit-DB

Summary

Integer underflow in the nsHtml5TreeBuilder class in the HTML5 string parser in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by leveraging mishandling of end tags, as demonstrated by incorrect SVG processing, aka ZDI-CAN-3545.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Public exploit on Exploit-DB

    EDB-42484, EDB-44294

  3. Record last updated
  4. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

References 27

lists.opensuse.org

mozilla.org

bugzilla.mozilla.org

oracle.com

ubuntu.com

debian.org

Exploit-DB

zerodayinitiative.com

securitytracker.com

security.gentoo.org