CVE-2016-1963
High
CVE-2016-1963
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.
Exploit probability
0.3%
Published
March 13, 2016
Required by
Not available
Last source change
March 15, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2016-1963
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00029.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00031.html
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-26.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035215
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-3
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1238440
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06