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CVE-2016-1950

Published: Mar 13, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-119
8.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
4.2%
Top 10.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.19.2.3 and 3.20.x and 3.21.x before 3.21.1, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted ASN.1 data in an X.509 certificate.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

oracle
commercial·USaka oracle corp.
linuxOn-prem
Databases / cache-message-queue
vm serverOn-prem
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
glassfish serverOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
iplanet web proxy serverOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure
iplanet web serverOn-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins
apple
commercial·USaka apple inc., apple computer
iphone osEmbeddedOS
Operating Systems / mobile-os
mac os xOn-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
tvosEmbeddedOS
Operating Systems / mobile-os
watchosEmbeddedOS
Operating Systems / mobile-os
Mozilla Corp.
oss-project·USaka mozilla
Firefox ESROn-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / browser
ThunderbirdOn-premDesktop App
Communications / email-server-client
Network Security Services
Consumer Software
opensuse
oss-project·DE
opensuseOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.21.1_release_notes
developer.mozilla.org
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.19.2.3_release_notes
developer.mozilla.org
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1245528
bugzilla.mozilla.org
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