Improper access control - CVE-2016-9905

 

Improper access control - CVE-2016-9905

Published: June 11, 2018 / Updated: August 4, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU33598
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9905
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
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Affected software:

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

A potentially exploitable crash in "EnumerateSubDocuments" while adding or removing sub-documents. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 45.6 and Thunderbird < 45.6.


How to mitigate CVE-2016-9905

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources