CVE-2016-9898
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.6%
Description
Use-after-free resulting in potentially exploitable crash when manipulating DOM subtrees in the Editor. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.1, Firefox ESR < 45.6, and Thunderbird < 45.6.
How to fix CVE-2016-9898
To remediate CVE-2016-9898, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/firefox-esr—upgrade to 45.6.0esr-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-9898 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 45.6.0esr-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |