Use After Free in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2016-9069
A use-after-free in nsINode::ReplaceOrInsertBefore during DOM operations resulting in potentially exploitable crashes. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
EPSS: 0.013 (66.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@mozilla.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@mozilla.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9069?
- CVE-2016-9069 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-10-18.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9069?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.