CVE-2016-1951
high
CVSS v3
8.6
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
8.6
Description
Multiple integer overflows in io/prprf.c in Mozilla Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) before 4.12 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long string to a PR_*printf function.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
91%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| arch | fixed | 4.12-1 | |
| debian | sid | fixed | 45.0-1 |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 45.0esr-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 45.0esr-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 45.0esr-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 45.0esr-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| mozilla | netscape_portable_runtime | {"endIncluding":"4.11"} | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1951.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92385
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036590
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3023-1
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1174015
- https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=mozilla.dev.tech.nspr/dV4MyMsg6jw/hhWcXOgJDQAJ
- https://hg.mozilla.org/projects/nspr/rev/96381e3aaae2
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1951
CWEs
CWE-190
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