CVE-2016-1953

Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to js/src/jit/arm/Assembler-arm.cpp, and unknown other vectors.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.21% Top 25%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1243583
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1234425
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1236519
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1248794
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00068.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00006.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1238935
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1225618
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00029.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00027.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00008.html vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-16.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1245866
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00007.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1224363
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1224361
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1243555
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00093.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1207958
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1241731
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00031.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1247236
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1238558
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035215 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00050.html vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1224369
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1205163
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-2 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-3 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1199171

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1953?
CVE-2016-1953 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1953?
To fix CVE-2016-1953, 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-2016-1953 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-1953 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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