CVE-2016-1960

High

Description

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability—
ProductMozilla Firefox
PublishedMar 13, 2016
First seenMar 13, 2016

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
mozilla firefoxv ≤ 44.0.2, 38.0, 38.0.1, 38.0.5, 38.1.0, 38.1.1, 38.2.0, 38.2.1, 38.3.0, 38.4.0, 38.5.0, 38.5.1, 38.6.0, 38.6.1—
oracle linux5.0, 6, 7—
mozilla thunderbirdv ≤ 38.6.0—
opensuse leap42.1—
opensuse opensuse13.1, 13.2—
suse linux_enterprise12.0—

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CVE-2016-1960 · Mozilla Firefox · Dark Radar