CVE-2016-1963

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

7.4

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.4 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

The FileReader class in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by changing a file during a FileReader API read operation.

Affected (1)

Products: Mozilla: Firefox

Mozilla

1 product

Firefox

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox	Up to 44.0.2

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.

CWE-264

References (18)

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://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-26.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Vendor 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

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1238440

Source: security@mozilla.org

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

Source: security@mozilla.org

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