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CVE-2016-1950
Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.19.2.3 and 3.20.x and 3.21.x before 3.21.1, as used in…
High8.8EPSS 4.2%
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- mozilla
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.19.2.3 and 3.20.x and 3.21.x before 3.21.1, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted ASN.1 data in an X.509 certificate.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.2% · top 9.1% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (37)
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa119 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-3688 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1557 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-5 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-35.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/HT206167 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/HT206168 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 84223 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:0820 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0731 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:0727 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-2917-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- DSA-3520 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:0909 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- DSA-3510 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0733 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- USN-2924-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 1035215 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:0777 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-201605-06 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-3 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- USN-2934-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/HT206169 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.19.2.3_release_notes (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:0495 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.21.1_release_notes (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/HT206166 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1245528 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-2917-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-2917-3 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .