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Vulnerability details: VCID-2ptm-gx1p-uyhf
Vulnerability ID VCID-2ptm-gx1p-uyhf
Aliases CVE-2016-9897
Summary Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird the worst of which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 9.0
Risk 4.5
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
System Score Found at
cvssv3 7.5 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-9897.json
epss 0.0395 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9897
epss 0.0395 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9897
epss 0.0395 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9897
epss 0.0395 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9897
epss 0.0395 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9897
epss 0.0395 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9897
epss 0.0395 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9897
epss 0.0395 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9897
cvssv2 5.1 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv2 5.0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9897
cvssv3 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9897
archlinux Critical https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-106
generic_textual critical https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-94
generic_textual critical https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-95
generic_textual critical https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-96
Reference id Reference type URL
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2946.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-9897.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9897
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1301381
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9893
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9895
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9897
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9898
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9899
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9900
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9901
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9902
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9904
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9905
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3757
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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94885
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037461
1404087 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1404087
ASA-201612-15 https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201612-15
AVG-106 https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-106
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2016-9897 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9897
GLSA-201701-15 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
mfsa2016-94 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-94
mfsa2016-95 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-95
mfsa2016-96 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-96
RHSA-2016:2946 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2946
USN-3155-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3155-1/
USN-3165-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3165-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-9897.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9897
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9897
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.88298
EPSS Score 0.0395
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:10:20.161337+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 38.0.0