CVE-2016-9067 Use after free in Firefox

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Use-after-free errors in Firefox DOM operations allow attackers to cause crashes or potentially execute arbitrary code.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2016-9067?

CVE-2016-9067 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 11 Jun 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Two use-after-free errors during DOM operations resulting in potentially exploitable crashes. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9067?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2016-9067?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2016-9067 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9067 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-9pgj-9c9q-jhf8, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9067.

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