The nsNPObjWrapper::GetNewOrUsed function in dom/plugins/base/nsJSNPRuntime.cpp in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference and memory corruption) via a crafted NPAPI plugin.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.8
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade thunderbirdUpgrade firefox | Jul 6, 2016 | Mar 13, 2016 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade firefox-esrUpgrade iceweaselUpgrade icedove | Mar 13, 2016 | Mar 13, 2016 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade libxulUpgrade linux-firefoxUpgrade firefox-esrUpgrade thunderbirdUpgrade linux-thunderbirdUpgrade seamonkeyUpgrade linux-seamonkeyUpgrade firefox | Dec 10, 2025 | Mar 8, 2016 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade mail-client/thunderbird.Upgrade dev-libs/nss.Upgrade www-client/firefox.Upgrade mail-client/thunderbird-bin.Upgrade dev-libs/nspr.Upgrade www-client/firefox-bin. | Oct 30, 2017 | Mar 13, 2016 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp1 | — | Upgrade firefox | Nov 30, 2017 | Mar 13, 2016 |
| Mfsa2016 31 | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 45.0Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox ESR version 38.7 | Mar 10, 2016 | Mar 8, 2016 |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Thunderbird version 38.7 | Mar 16, 2016 | Mar 13, 2016 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade developer/yasm to version 1.3.0-0.175.3.14.0.2.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade mail/thunderbird/plugin/thunderbird-lightning to version 45.3.0-0.175.3.14.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade web/browser/firefox to version 45.4.0-0.175.3.14.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade web/data/firefox-bookmarks to version 45.4.0-0.175.3.14.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade mail/thunderbird to version 45.3.0-0.175.3.14.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3 | May 29, 2017 | Mar 13, 2016 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade thunderbirdUpgrade firefox | Mar 13, 2016 | Mar 13, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade mozillathunderbird-translations-commonUpgrade mozillathunderbird-translations-otherUpgrade mozilla-nss-toolsUpgrade mozilla-nspr-32bitUpgrade mozilla-nss-sysinit-32bitUpgrade mozilla-nsprUpgrade libsoftokn3-32bitUpgrade mozillafirefox-translations-commonUpgrade mozillathunderbirdUpgrade mozilla-nss-sysinitUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translationsUpgrade mozilla-nspr-develUpgrade mozilla-nss-certsUpgrade libsoftokn3-hmacUpgrade mozilla-nss-x86Upgrade libsoftokn3-hmac-32bitUpgrade mozilla-nssUpgrade mozilla-nss-32bitUpgrade mozillafirefox-translations-otherUpgrade mozillafirefoxUpgrade libsoftokn3-x86Upgrade libfreebl3-hmacUpgrade libfreebl3-32bitUpgrade MozillaThunderbird-develUpgrade libsoftokn3Upgrade libfreebl3-hmac-32bitUpgrade libfreebl3-x86Upgrade mozillafirefox-develUpgrade mozilla-nss-develUpgrade mozilla-nss-certs-32bitUpgrade libfreebl3Upgrade mozilla-nspr-x86 | Mar 14, 2016 | Mar 11, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade thunderbirdUpgrade firefox | Mar 13, 2016 | Mar 13, 2016 |
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