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Vulnerability details: VCID-dk4z-1j37-aucx
Vulnerability ID VCID-dk4z-1j37-aucx
Aliases CVE-2016-1979
Summary Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Firefox, Thunderbird, Network Security Services (NSS), and NetScape Portable Runtime (NSPR) with the worst of which may allow remote execution of arbitrary code.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (0)
There are no known CWE.
System Score Found at
epss 0.00707 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1979
epss 0.00707 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1979
epss 0.00707 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1979
epss 0.00707 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1979
epss 0.00707 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1979
epss 0.00707 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1979
epss 0.00707 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1979
epss 0.00707 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1979
epss 0.00707 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1979
epss 0.00707 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1979
epss 0.00707 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1979
epss 0.00707 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1979
epss 0.00707 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1979
epss 0.00707 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1979
epss 0.00707 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1979
cvssv2 6.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1979
cvssv3 8.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1979
generic_textual high https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-36
Reference id Reference type URL
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00027.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00029.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00031.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00050.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00068.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00093.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0591.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0684.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0685.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-1979.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1979
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa124
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1185033
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-4000
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-7181
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-7182
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-7575
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1950
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2805
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2807
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.21.1_release_notes
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3576
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3688
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-36.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84221
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035215
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2973-1
1315202 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1315202
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:network_security_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:network_security_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2016-1979 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1979
CVE-2016-1979 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1979
GLSA-201605-06 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
mfsa2016-36 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-36
RHSA-2016:0591 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0591
RHSA-2016:0684 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0684
RHSA-2016:0685 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0685
USN-2973-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/2973-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1979
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1979
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.72113
EPSS Score 0.00707
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:04:57.791497+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06 38.0.0