CVE-2016-1978

HighCVSS 7.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the ssl3_HandleECDHServerKeyExchange function in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.21, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 44.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by making an SSL (1) DHE or (2) ECDHE handshake at a time of high memory consumption.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.3/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

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

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