CVE-2016-9068

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A use-after-free during web animations when working with timelines resulting in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jun 11, 2018
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-9068: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix