Use After Free in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2016-9896
Use-after-free while manipulating the "navigator" object within WebVR. Note: WebVR is not currently enabled by default. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.1.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.020 (79.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 79.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-94/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94883 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037461 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9896?
- CVE-2016-9896 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-06-11.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9896?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.