CVE-2016-1978 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the ssl3_HandleECDHServerKeyExchange function of Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) versions prior to 3.21, impacting products like Mozilla Firefox before version 44.0. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially other unspecified impacts during an SSL DHE or ECDHE handshake under high memory consumption. Rated as HIGH severity with a CVSS score of 7.3, it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, potentially leading to low confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 43.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 3.20.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:network_security_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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