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CVE-2016-1953 covers multiple Mozilla Firefox browser-engine memory corruption flaws fixed before Firefox 45.0. A malicious web page could crash the browser and may have enabled code execution. The practical concern is legacy or unsupported Firefox installations, especially where users browse untrusted sites. Exposure is likely limited to systems still running Firefox versions before 45.0 or old vendor-packaged Firefox builds from 2016. The source bundle does not identify precise CPEs, ESR ranges, or downstream package versions beyond Mozilla, Ubuntu, and SUSE advisory references. Treat as high priority only where legacy Firefox exists. Modern fully updated browsers should not drive emergency action, but old browser estates create avoidable remote-code-execution risk and should be removed or upgraded. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Firefox to 45.0 or later, or a current supported vendor package.; Retire unsupported legacy Firefox installations from managed endpoints and server images.; Follow Mozilla, Ubuntu, and SUSE advisories for distribution-specific package fixes..
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Source materials
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- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1243583CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1234425CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1236519CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1248794CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1238935CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1225618CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1245866CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1224363CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1224361CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1243555CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1207958CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1241731CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1247236CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1238558CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- GLSA-201605-06CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1224369CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1205163CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1199171CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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