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CVE-2016-1962

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 6.08%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-03-13 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It affects Firefox. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2016-1962
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
6.08%
Firefox

Original NVD Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the mozilla::DataChannelConnection::Close function in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging mishandling of WebRTC data-channel connections.