CVE-2016-1961 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in the nsHTMLDocument::SetBody function within Mozilla Firefox (versions before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7), as well as affected products from OpenSUSE, Oracle, and SUSE. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by manipulating a root element, earning a CVSSv3 score of 8.8 (High) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is listed and it's not in CISA's KEV catalog, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 70/100, single media mention, and limited community discussion suggest it was a significant concern at the time of discovery.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
42.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 44.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.