CVE-2016-1963
7.4
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.30%
Description
The FileReader class in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by changing a file during a FileReader API read operation.
How to fix CVE-2016-1963
To remediate CVE-2016-1963, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/firefox-esr—upgrade to 45.0esr-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-1963 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 45.0esr-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |