VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-9905
A potentially exploitable crash in "EnumerateSubDocuments" while adding or removing sub-documents.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 2.32%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.32%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A potentially exploitable crash in "EnumerateSubDocuments" while adding or removing sub-documents. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 45.6 and Thunderbird < 45.6.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.32% probability · 83th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-284
- Affected
- redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · debian/debian linux · mozilla/firefox · mozilla/thunderbird
- Source
- security@mozilla.org
EPSS 2.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2946.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2973.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94884Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037462Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1293985Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3757Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-95/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-96/Vendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2946.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2973.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94884Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037462Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1293985Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3757Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-95/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-96/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.