CVE-2016-1973 describes a race condition vulnerability in the WebRTC implementation of Mozilla Firefox, affecting versions prior to 45.0, as well as Oracle Firefox and Linux distributions. This flaw could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) through unspecified vectors. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), the vulnerability is network-exploitable with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and carries high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available, with minimal community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 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
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