CVE-2016-1971
The I420VideoFrame::CreateFrame function in the WebRTC implementation in Mozilla Firefox before...
8.8 HighFix available
CVE-2016-1971 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Mozilla Firefox, published March 13, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.72%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in MozillaFirefox 50.1.0-1.1.
The I420VideoFrame::CreateFrame function in the WebRTC implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 on Windows omits an unspecified status check, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
1.72%Up 0.2 points since Apr 1, 2023
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The I420VideoFrame::CreateFrame function in the WebRTC implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 on Windows omits an unspecified status check, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-1971- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The I420VideoFrame::CreateFrame function in the WebRTC implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 on Windows omits an unspecified status check, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-1971- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-3060 No score
The I420VideoFrame::CreateFrame function in the WebRTC implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 on Windows omits an unspecified status check, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2016-3060- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-26r2-c5w2-92vj
The I420VideoFrame::CreateFrame function in the WebRTC implementation in Mozilla Firefox before...
The I420VideoFrame::CreateFrame function in the WebRTC implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 on Windows omits an unspecified status check, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.
- Record
GHSA-26r2-c5w2-92vj- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 No score
MozillaFirefox-50.1.0-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the MozillaFirefox-50.1.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
MozillaFirefoxopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 50.1.0-1.1 | 50.1.0-1.1 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
securityfocus.com/bid/84220
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00029.html
mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-32.html
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1217663
securitytracker.com/id/1035215
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security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1971
github.com/advisories/GHSA-26r2-c5w2-92vj
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5913
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