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    CVE-2016-9079

    A use-after-free vulnerability in SVG Animation has been discovered. An exploit built on this vulnerability has been discovered in the wild targeting Firefox and Tor Browser users on Windows. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.0.2, Firefox ESR < 45.5.1, and Thunderbird < 45.5.1.

    Published:Dec 1, 2016
    Last Modified:Nov 4, 2025
    EPS:Jun 11, 2018
    EPSS Score:0.84964
    CVSS Score:7.5

    CISA Notification

    Description

    A use-after-free vulnerability in SVG Animation has been discovered. An exploit built on this vulnerability has been discovered in the wild targeting Firefox and Tor Browser users on Windows. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.0.2, Firefox ESR < 45.5.1, and Thunderbird < 45.5.1.

    Required Action:

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

    Notes:

    No extra notes provided.

    Due Date
    Jul 13, 2023
    1156 days ago
    Alert Date
    Jun 22, 2023
    1177 days ago

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows
    Vendor
    Mozilla
    Product
    Firefox
    Vendor
    Mozilla
    Product
    Thunderbird
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Desktop
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Server
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Server Aus
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Server Eus
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Workstation
    Vendor
    Torproject
    Product
    Tor

    Exploits

    https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1321066https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41151/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42327/https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1321066https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41151/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42327/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42327https://github.com/dangokyo/CVE-2016-9079https://github.com/LakshmiDesai/CVE-2016-9079https://github.com/soham23/firefox-rce-nssmilhttps://github.com/Tau-hub/Firefox-CVE-2016-9079https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41151

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-416 Use After Free

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2843.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2850.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94591
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037370
    https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1321066
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-35
    https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3730
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41151/
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42327/
    https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-92/
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2843.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2850.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94591
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037370
    https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1321066
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-35
    https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3730
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41151/
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42327/
    https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-92/
    https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-9079

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High