CVE-2016-9079
HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctlDescription
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.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.
Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird contain a use-after-free vulnerability in SVG Animation, targeting Firefox and Tor browser users on Windows.
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Remediation due: 2023-07-13
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/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-9079
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