CVE-2016-1944

Published: Jan 31, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

9.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

The Buffer11::NativeBuffer11::map function in ANGLE, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 44.0, might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

Affected (4)

Products: Mozilla: Firefox · Opensuse: Leap, Opensuse

1 product

2 products

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox	Version 43.0.4

Configuration B

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Opensuse Leap	Version 42.1
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 13.1
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 13.2

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (18)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00001.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00002.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-10.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81950

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034825

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2880-1

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2880-2

Source: security@mozilla.org

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1186621

Source: security@mozilla.org

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00001.html