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CVE-2016-1974
HIGH · CVSS 8.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-03-13T18:59:23.383 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:43:00.520

Summary

The nsScannerString::AppendUnicodeTo function in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7 does not verify that memory allocation succeeds, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted Unicode data in an HTML, XML, or SVG document.

Affected products

mozilla — firefox

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References

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