CVE-2016-9896

Publication date 13 December 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.1 · High

Score breakdown

Description

Use-after-free while manipulating the "navigator" object within WebVR. Note: WebVR is not currently enabled by default. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.1.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
firefox 16.10 yakkety
Fixed 50.1.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 50.1.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 50.1.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 50.1.0+build2-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
thunderbird 16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 8.1 · High

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-3155-1
    • Firefox vulnerabilities
    • 13 December 2016

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