CVE-2016-9066

CVE Details

Release Date:

2018-06-11

Description

A buffer overflow resulting in a potentially exploitable crash due to memory allocation issues when handling large amounts of incoming data. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 45.5, Firefox ESR < 45.5, and Firefox < 50.

See more information about CVE-2016-9066 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	7.5	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	None	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (firefox)	ELSA-2016-2780	2016-11-16
Oracle Linux version 6 (firefox)	ELSA-2016-2780	2016-11-16
Oracle Linux version 7 (firefox)	ELSA-2016-2780	2016-11-16

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