Name: CVE-2016-9894: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2018-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2016-9894, CWE-119, CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.01889

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Arch Linux	—	Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux	Jul 11, 2025	Jun 11, 2018
Freebsd	—	Upgrade libxulUpgrade thunderbirdUpgrade firefoxUpgrade linux-thunderbirdUpgrade seamonkeyUpgrade linux-firefoxUpgrade linux-seamonkeyUpgrade firefox-esr	Dec 14, 2016	Dec 14, 2016
Mfsa2016 94	—	Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 50.1Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Firefox	Dec 14, 2016	Dec 13, 2016
Suse	—	Upgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-otherUpgrade MozillaFirefoxUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-commonUpgrade MozillaFirefox-devel	Dec 19, 2016	Dec 13, 2016
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade firefox	Dec 14, 2016	Dec 13, 2016

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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