CVE-2016-1973

Description

Race condition in the GetStaticInstance function in the WebRTC implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via unspecified vectors.

8.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.89% Top 30%

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

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html	third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00029.html	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-1	vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-33.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00031.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035215	vdb entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06	vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1219339	issue tracking
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-2	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-3	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1973?: CVE-2016-1973 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1973?: To fix CVE-2016-1973, 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-2016-1973 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-1973 is being actively exploited. 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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