| Name | CVE-2016-1974 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-3510-1, DSA-3520-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| firefox (PTS) | sid | 133.0-1 | fixed |
| firefox-esr (PTS) | bullseye | 115.14.0esr-1~deb11u1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 128.5.0esr-1~deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 128.3.1esr-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 128.5.0esr-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 128.5.0esr-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| firefox | source | (unstable) | 45.0-1 | |||
| firefox-esr | source | (unstable) | 45.0esr-1 | |||
| icedove | source | wheezy | 38.7.0-1~deb7u1 | DSA-3520-1 | ||
| icedove | source | jessie | 38.7.0-1~deb8u1 | DSA-3520-1 | ||
| icedove | source | (unstable) | 38.7.0-1 | |||
| iceweasel | source | wheezy | 38.7.0esr-1~deb7u1 | DSA-3510-1 | ||
| iceweasel | source | jessie | 38.7.0esr-1~deb8u1 | DSA-3510-1 | ||
| iceweasel | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) |
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-34/