CVE-2016-1974

The nsScannerString::AppendUnicodeTo function in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7 does not verify that memory allocation succeeds…

published March 13, 2016

CVSS
—
EPSS
3%
Percentile
87.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The nsScannerString::AppendUnicodeTo function in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7 does not verify that memory allocation succeeds, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted Unicode data in an HTML, XML, or SVG document.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02973 · 87.2th percentile
Published
2016-03-13T18:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 13 MAR 18:00Z
    The nsScannerString::AppendUnicodeTo function in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7 does not verify that memory allocation succeeds…
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