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Vulnerability details: VCID-qrva-vbms-sug2
Vulnerability ID VCID-qrva-vbms-sug2
Aliases CVE-2016-1969
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 9.0
Risk 4.5
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (2)
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
System Score Found at
epss 0.00472 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1969
epss 0.00472 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1969
epss 0.00472 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1969
epss 0.00472 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1969
epss 0.00472 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1969
epss 0.00472 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1969
epss 0.00472 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1969
epss 0.00472 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1969
epss 0.00472 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1969
epss 0.00472 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1969
epss 0.00472 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1969
epss 0.00472 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1969
epss 0.00472 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1969
epss 0.00472 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1969
epss 0.00472 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1969
epss 0.00472 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1969
cvssv2 6.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1969
cvssv3 8.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1969
generic_textual critical https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-38
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-1969.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1969
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1242322
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1523
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1526
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1969
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1977
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2790
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2791
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2792
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2793
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2794
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2795
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2796
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2797
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2798
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2799
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2800
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2801
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2802
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-38.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035215
1317560 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1317560
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:firefox:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sil:graphite2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:sil:graphite2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2016-1969 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1969
GLSA-201605-06 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
mfsa2016-38 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-38
RHSA-2016:0197 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0197
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-2016-1969
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-2016-1969
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 0.64552
EPSS Score 0.00472
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:04:56.119277+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06 38.0.0