CVE-2016-9066

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    CVE-2016-9066

    Published: 11 Jun 2018Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3730, https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-93/, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15, https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/, https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-90/, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2780.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94336, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1299686

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Integrity
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    Low
    High
    Availability
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    High