CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-1960

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

An integer underflow in the nsHtml5TreeBuilder class in the HTML5 string parser in Mozilla Firefox before version 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before version 38.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by mishandling end tags.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability can lead to severe consequences, such as remote code execution or service disruption, posing a security threat to systems using the affected versions of the browser.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Mozilla Firefox to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and reduce the risk of attacks.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Integer underflow in the nsHtml5TreeBuilder class in the HTML5 string parser in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by leveraging mishandling of end tags, as demonstrated by incorrect SVG processing, aka ZDI-CAN-3545.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS