CVE-2016-1951

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2016-05-31
Bugzilla:
1311126: CVE-2016-1951 nspr: Memory allocation issue related to PR_*printf functions

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2016-1951 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 6.8
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 nspr Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 nspr Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 nspr Will not fix

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