Mozilla: Unsafe memory manipulation found through code inspection (MFSA 2016-10)
Published Jan 31, 2016
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 5.64%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
firefox
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
thunderbird
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
firefox
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
thunderbird
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
firefox
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
thunderbird
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | thunderbird | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | firefox | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | thunderbird | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | firefox | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | thunderbird | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue does not affect the version of firefox and thunderbird as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and 7.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.64% (0.05645) | 92.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 5.64% (0.05645) | 92.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 4.64% (0.04638) | 91.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 5.64% (0.05645) | 92.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 4.64% (0.04638) | 91.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 5.64% (0.05645) | 92.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 4.64% (0.04638) | 91.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 5.64% (0.05645) | 92.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 4.64% (0.04638) | 91.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.64% (0.05645) | 91.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.94% (0.02943) | 85.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.81% (0.08808) | 87.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.94% (0.02943) | 85.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.03% (0.04033) | 92.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 2, 2024 | 4.03% (0.04033) | 91.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2023 | 3.86% (0.03863) | 90.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.43% (0.03433) | 89.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (15)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-10.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81950 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034825 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2880-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2880-2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1946 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1232069 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1301825 Issue Tracking
- https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/2a57c0a0cf19 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1946
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1946
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-10.html
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