CVE-2016-9067 (GCVE-0-2016-9067)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-06-11 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 02:42
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Two use-after-free errors during DOM operations resulting in potentially exploitable crashes. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CWE
- heap-use-after-free in nsINode::ReplaceOrInsertBefore
Assigner
References
5 references
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| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1301777 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94337 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1308922 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
Date Public
2016-11-15 00:00
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