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FKIE_CVE-2016-1951

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-08-07 19:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:42
Severity
8.6 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Summary
Multiple integer overflows in io/prprf.c in Mozilla Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) before 4.12 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long string to a PR_*printf function.
References
security@mozilla.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92385
security@mozilla.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036590
security@mozilla.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3023-1
security@mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1174015Issue Tracking
security@mozilla.orghttps://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=mozilla.dev.tech.nspr/dV4MyMsg6jw/hhWcXOgJDQAJMailing List
security@mozilla.orghttps://hg.mozilla.org/projects/nspr/rev/96381e3aaae2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92385
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036590
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3023-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1174015Issue Tracking
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=mozilla.dev.tech.nspr/dV4MyMsg6jw/hhWcXOgJDQAJMailing List
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://hg.mozilla.org/projects/nspr/rev/96381e3aaae2
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime *
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