CVE-2016-1960

Publication date 8 March 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8 · High

Score breakdown

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
firefox 16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
15.10 wily
Fixed 45.0+build2-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 45.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 45.0+build2-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
thunderbird 16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1:38.7.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
15.10 wily
Fixed 1:38.7.2+build1-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1:38.7.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 1:38.7.2+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8 · High
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

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-2934-1
    • Thunderbird vulnerabilities
    • 27 April 2016

Other references