CVE-2016-1973 Race condition in n/a

What is CVE-2016-1973?

CVE-2016-1973 is a high-severity 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

Race condition in the GetStaticInstance function in the WebRTC implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via unspecified vectors.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1973?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Oracle Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2016-1973?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-1973 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1973 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
• CVE-2010-3765 Mozilla Multiple Products Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• 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
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1973, GHSA-rx9c-3qcp-h267, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1973.