CVE-2016-1944 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2016-1944?

CVE-2016-1944 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 31 Jan 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Buffer11::NativeBuffer11::map function in ANGLE, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 44.0, might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1944?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Opensuse Leap, Opensuse Opensuse.

How do I fix CVE-2016-1944?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2016-1944 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1944 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox

• CVE-2019-11708 Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Sandbox Escape Exploited Critical 10.0
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• CVE-2022-26486 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited Critical 9.6
• CVE-2022-26485 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2019-11707 Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Type Confusion Exploited High 8.8

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-gwj9-96vr-3q8g, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1944.