Memory Leak Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR

CVE-2016-1957

What is CVE-2016-1957?

A memory leak vulnerability exists in the libstagefright component of Mozilla Firefox, which is present in versions before 45.0 and Firefox ESR versions prior to 38.7. This flaw allows remote attackers to exploit specially crafted MPEG-4 files, leading to excessive memory consumption that can result in a denial of service. The vulnerability is triggered when a delete operation is performed on an array, making it critical for users to ensure they are running updated versions of the browser to mitigate potential risks.

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