CVE-2016-9899
What it is
Use-after-free while manipulating DOM events and removing audio elements due to errors in the handling of node adoption. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.1, Firefox ESR < 45.6, and Thunderbird < 45.6.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 20.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 20.8% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 9.8 CRITICAL (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 20.8% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-416 · Use after free
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Debian Linux 9.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux 5.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 5.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 9.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1317409
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-94/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-95/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-96/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1317409
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-94/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-95/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-96/
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2946.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2973.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94885
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037461
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1317409
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3757
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41042/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-94/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-95/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-96/
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2946.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2973.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94885
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037461
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1317409
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3757
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41042/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-94/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-95/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-96/