CVE-2016-1971 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause memory corruption and denial of service in Firefox via WebRTC, potentially leading to code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-1971?
CVE-2016-1971 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 13 Mar 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The I420VideoFrame::CreateFrame function in the WebRTC implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 on Windows omits an unspecified status check, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1971?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Firefox.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1971?
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-2016-1971 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1971 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-26r2-c5w2-92vj.