CyberRota
Live Feed
Return to register
Case File

CVE-2016-1978

HIGH · CVSS 7.3 EPSS 2.39%

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

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

CVE
CVE-2016-1978
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.3
EPSS
2.39%
Exchange Firefox

Original Filing — NVD Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the ssl3_HandleECDHServerKeyExchange function in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.21, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 44.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by making an SSL (1) DHE or (2) ECDHE handshake at a time of high memory consumption.