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CVE-2016-1963
The FileReader class in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption)…
High7.4EPSS 0.30%
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- mozilla
Description
The FileReader class in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by changing a file during a FileReader API read operation.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.30% · top 77% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.4.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (9)
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1238440 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0731 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- USN-2917-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-26.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0733 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 1035215 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- GLSA-201605-06 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_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
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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