CVE-2016-1945

Description

The nsZipArchive function in Mozilla Firefox before 44.0 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging incorrect use of a pointer during processing of a ZIP archive.

8.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.26% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034825	vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2880-1	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2880-2	vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-10.html	vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1214782
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00002.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81950	vdb entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00001.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1945?: CVE-2016-1945 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1945?: To fix CVE-2016-1945, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-1945 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2016-1945 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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