vulnerability
MFSA2016-94 Firefox: Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 50.1 (CVE-2016-9899)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Dec 13, 2016 | Dec 14, 2016 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Dec 13, 2016
Added
Dec 14, 2016
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
Use-after-free while manipulating DOM events and removing audio elements due to errors in the handling of node adoption. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.1, Firefox ESR < 45.6, and Thunderbird < 45.6.
Solution
mozilla-firefox-upgrade-50_1
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