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Vulnerability details: VCID-df1g-8a8z-aaag
Vulnerability ID VCID-df1g-8a8z-aaag
Aliases CVE-2016-9899
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 9.0
Risk 10.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-416 Use After Free
System Score Found at
generic_textual Medium http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-9899.html
rhas Critical https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2946
rhas Important https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2973
cvssv3 9.8 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-9899.json
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rhbs urgent https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1404083
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9893
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9895
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9897
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9898
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9899
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9900
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9901
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9902
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9904
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9905
cvssv2 6.8 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv2 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9899
cvssv3 9.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9899
archlinux Critical https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-106
generic_textual Medium https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3155-1
generic_textual Medium https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3165-1
generic_textual critical https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-94
generic_textual Medium 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://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-9899.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2946.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2973.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-9899.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9899
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1317409
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://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3155-1
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3165-1
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3757
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41042/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-94/
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
1404083 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1404083
ASA-201612-15 https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201612-15
AVG-106 https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-106
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CVE-2016-9899 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/dos/41042.html
CVE-2016-9899 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9899
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
RHSA-2016:2973 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2973
USN-3155-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3155-1/
USN-3165-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3165-1/
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added Jan. 13, 2017
Description Mozilla Firefox < 50.1.0 - Use-After-Free
Ransomware campaign use Unknown
Source publication date Jan. 13, 2017
Exploit type dos
Platform windows
Source update date Jan. 16, 2017
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-9899.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:M/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:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9899
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:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9899
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 0.9693
EPSS Score 0.38356
Published At March 28, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
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