CVE-2016-9896

HIGHNVD 8.18.1—

8.1

Use-after-free while manipulating the "navigator" object within WebVR. Note: WebVR is not currently enabled by default. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.1.

CVSS v3: 8.1
EG Score: 8.1(medium)
EPSS: 78.0%
KEV: Not listed

Published

June 11, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (8)

security@mozillahttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94883
security@mozillahttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037461
security@mozillahttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1315543
security@mozillahttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-94/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94883
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037461
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1315543
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-94/

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	firefox (50.1.0+build2-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) @ precise	2026-05-28	ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-416Use After Free

All Vendor Advisories

(1)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

UbuntuUSN-3155-1MEDIUM
Firefox vulnerabilities

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 37× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

2026-06-16 17:50 UTCEPSS rescore
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2026-05-28 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
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2026-05-28 06:59 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-28 06:59 UTCVendor advisory
2026-05-28 06:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
2026-05-27 13:38 UTCEPSS rescore
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2026-05-26 07:17 UTCEPSS rescore
2026-05-24 16:44 UTCEPSS rescore
2026-05-24 08:21 UTCOSV refresh

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2016-9896?

CVE-2016-9896 is a high vulnerability published on June 11, 2018. Use-after-free while manipulating the "navigator" object within WebVR. Note: WebVR is not currently enabled by default. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.1.

When was CVE-2016-9896 disclosed?

CVE-2016-9896 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 11, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2016-9896 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-9896 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 78.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-9896?

CVE-2016-9896 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2016-9896?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2016-9896, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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