CVE-2016-9079

7.5 HIGH CISA KEV - Actively Exploited
Published: June 11, 2018 Modified: November 04, 2025
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2843.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2850.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94591
Source: security@mozilla.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037370
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1321066
Source: security@mozilla.org
Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-35
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3730
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41151/
Source: security@mozilla.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42327/
Source: security@mozilla.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-92/
Source: security@mozilla.org
Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2843.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2850.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94591
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037370
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1321066
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-35
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3730
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41151/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42327/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-92/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-9079
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
US Government Resource

23 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
84.8%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Actively Exploited
Remediation due: 2023-07-13

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-416 CWE-416

Affected Vendors

torproject redhat mozilla debian microsoft

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