9.8crit

CVE-2016-9063

An integer overflow during the parsing of XML using the Expat library.

Published 8 y ago · modified 29 d ago · JSON

CVSS
9.8
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
5.4%
percentile 93%
Public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An integer overflow during the parsing of XML using the Expat library. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.

CISA SSVC assessment

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
29 d ago

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

5.36% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.19.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Mozilla Firefox

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

  • debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3898 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/94337 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=1274777 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1037298 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1039427 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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