vulnerability
MFSA2016-26 Firefox: Memory corruption when modifying a file being read by FileReader (CVE-2016-1963)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Mar 8, 2016 | Mar 10, 2016 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Mar 8, 2016
Added
Mar 10, 2016
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
The FileReader class in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by changing a file during a FileReader API read operation.
Solution
mozilla-firefox-upgrade-45_0
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