CVE-2016-9896

Publication date 13 December 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

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

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
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
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

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	8.1 · High
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	High
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	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)