Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2016-9905
A potentially exploitable crash in "EnumerateSubDocuments" while adding or removing sub-documents. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 45.6 and Thunderbird < 45.6.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.024 (83.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox
- Mozilla Firefox Esr — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Thunderbird — versions unspecified
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 5.0, 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 5.0, 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 5.0, 6.0, 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-95/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94884 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3757 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2973.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037462 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-96/ (Vendor Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2946.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9905?
- CVE-2016-9905 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-06-11.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9905?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.