CVE-2016-1961

Published: Mar 13, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

8.8

Vector

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

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsHTMLDocument::SetBody function in dom/html/nsHTMLDocument.cpp in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging mishandling of a root element, aka ZDI-CAN-3574.

Affected (22)

Products: Opensuse: Leap, Opensuse · Suse: Linux Enterprise · Mozilla: Firefox, Thunderbird · +1 more

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Opensuse: Leap, Opensuse · Suse: Linux Enterprise · Mozilla: Firefox, Thunderbird · Oracle: Linux

2 products

1 product

2 products

1 product

Configuration A

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Opensuse Leap	Version 42.1
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 13.1
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 13.2
Suse Linux Enterprise	Version 12.0

Configuration B

15 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox	Up to 44.0.2
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.0.1
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.0.5
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.1.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.1.1
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.2.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.2.1
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.3.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.4.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.5.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.5.1
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.6.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.6.1
Mozilla Thunderbird	Up to 38.6.0

Configuration C

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Oracle Linux	Version 5.0
Oracle Linux	Version 6
Oracle Linux	Version 7

References (48)

http://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-release/rev/b208427885d3

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00027.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00029.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00031.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00050.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00068.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00089.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00091.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00093.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00006.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00007.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00008.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3510

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3520

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-24.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035215

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-1

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-2

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-3

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2934-1

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-199/

Source: security@mozilla.org

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1249377

Source: security@mozilla.org

Issue Tracking

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

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-release/rev/b208427885d3