CVE-2016-9066 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox (versions < 50), Firefox ESR (versions < 45.5), and Thunderbird (versions < 45.5) that could lead to a potentially exploitable crash when processing large amounts of incoming data. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is network-exploitable with low attack complexity, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to achieve a denial of service. While the vulnerability has a high FAUCET Risk Score of 88/100 and notable community discussion and media coverage, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 45.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 50.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 45.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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