CVE-2016-1966

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CVSS 3.0

8.8 high

EPSS

3%p86

Published

Mar 13, 2016 (Mar 13, 2016)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

The nsNPObjWrapper::GetNewOrUsed function in dom/plugins/base/nsJSNPRuntime.cpp in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference and memory corruption) via a crafted NPAPI plugin.

Vendors: oracle mozilla opensuse
Products: linux, firefox, thunderbird, opensuse
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (2.9%)

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