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CVE-2016-1973

Published: Mar 13, 2016 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
8.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
5.1 IMPORTANT
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1973
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
LinuxOracle5.0 (including)5.0 (including)
LinuxOracle6 (including)6 (including)
LinuxOracle7 (including)7 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHatfirefox-0:38.7.0-1.el5_11*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHatfirefox-0:38.7.0-1.el6_7*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatfirefox-0:38.7.0-1.el7_2*
FirefoxUbuntuprecise*
FirefoxUbuntutrusty*
FirefoxUbuntuupstream*
FirefoxUbuntuwily*

References

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