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HIGH

CVE-2016-2834

NVD-CWE-noinfoPublished: June 13, 2016· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

8.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.23, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 47.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

Technical Analysis

CVE-2016-2834 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation does not require any privileges, though user interaction (Required) is needed, which slightly reduces the risk of mass automated attacks.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 8.8.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges Req.None

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

Canonical1 product(s)

ubuntu linux

Mozilla2 product(s)

network security servicesfirefox

novell3 product(s)

suse linux enterprise software development kitsuse linux enterprise desktopsuse linux enterprise server

openSUSE2 product(s)

leapopensuse

Source: NVD CPE · 12 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time

Offensive Security exploit database

GitHub PoC Search

Community PoC repositories

Rapid7 / Metasploit

Metasploit module search

Security advisories & exploits

Official NIST entry

CVE Program entry

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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttp://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-61.html

ADVISORYhttp://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-61.html

All References (34)

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00014.html

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00016.html

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00055.html

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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2779.html

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http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3688

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http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-61.htmlVendor Advisory

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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html

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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html

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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91072

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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036057

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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2993-1

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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3029-1

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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1206283Issue Tracking

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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1221620Issue Tracking

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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1241034Issue Tracking

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2016-2834

CVSS Score8.8 / 10

SeverityHIGH

WeaknessNVD-CWE-noinfo

CISA KEVNo

Affected4 vendor(s)

PublishedJun 13, 2016

Related CVEs (NVD-CWE-noinfo)

Recommended Actions

→Apply vendor patches immediately
→Monitor CVE-2016-2834 in threat intel feeds
→Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts

Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.

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