CVE-2016-9894

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Published Jun 11, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 5.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

A buffer overflow in SkiaGl caused when a GrGLBuffer is truncated during allocation. Later writers will overflow the buffer, resulting in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.1.

Affected Products

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

Mozilla

Firefox

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 50.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-10683	A buffer overflow in SkiaGl caused when a GrGLBuffer is truncated during allocation. Later writers will overflow the buffer, resulting in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.1.
Ubuntu USN	USN-3155-1	Firefox vulnerabilities

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 5.0% (4.971% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94883
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037461
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1306628
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-94/

History

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Subscriptions

Mozilla Firefox

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 3:07 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mozilla
Published: Jun 11, 2018, 9:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 3:07 AM
Reserved: Dec 7, 2016, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:56 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 11, 2018, 9:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:56 AM

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