CVE-2016-1961
Published: 8 March 2016
Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsHTMLDocument::SetBody function in dom/html/nsHTMLDocument.cpp 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 a root element, aka ZDI-CAN-3574.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
firefox Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
upstream |
Released
(45.0)
|
| precise |
Released
(45.0+build2-0ubuntu0.12.04.1)
|
|
| wily |
Released
(45.0+build2-0ubuntu0.15.10.1)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(45.0+build2-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| trusty |
Released
(45.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1)
|
|
|
thunderbird Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
upstream |
Released
(38.7)
|
| precise |
Released
(1:38.7.2+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1)
|
|
| wily |
Released
(1:38.7.2+build1-0ubuntu0.15.10.1)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(1:38.7.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1)
|
|
| trusty |
Released
(1:38.7.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1)
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 8.8 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |