UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1946

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1946

    Published: 26 Jan 2016Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-1946
    Aliases:
    USN-2880-1

    Summary:

    Details: The MoofParser::Metadata function in binding/MoofParser.cpp in libstagefright in Mozilla Firefox before 44.0 does not limit the size of read operations, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted metadata.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1946, https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-10/, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2880-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1946

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: firefox

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -44.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

    Affected versions

    24.0+build1-0ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High