CVE-2016-9066
Mozilla: Integer overflow leading to a buffer overflow in nsScriptLoadHandler (MFSA 2016-89, MFSA 2016-90)
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · November 16, 2016
Updated · January 14, 2026
Description
A buffer overflow resulting in a potentially exploitable crash due to memory allocation issues when handling large amounts of incoming data. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 45.5, Firefox ESR < 45.5, and Firefox < 50.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 7.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0 · 5.1AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWE not specified