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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (68.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94337 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/ (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.