CVE-2016-9899 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 21.1% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 21.15% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-416 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-06-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (9)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian linux |
| mozilla | firefox |
| mozilla | thunderbird |
| redhat | enterprise linux |
| redhat | enterprise linux desktop |
| redhat | enterprise linux server |
| redhat | enterprise linux server aus |
| redhat | enterprise linux server eus |
| redhat | enterprise linux workstation |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Mozilla Firefox < 50.1.0 - Use-After-Free | 2017-01-13 |
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/
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