CVE-2016-1966

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The nsNPObjWrapper::GetNewOrUsed function in dom/plugins/base/nsJSNPRuntime.cpp in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference and memory corruption) via a crafted NPAPI plugin.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 8.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

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References

Timeline

Published
Mar 13, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-1966: High severity, CVSS 8.8 | Vulnix