CVE-2016-9079
Published on June 11, 2018
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.
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird Use-After-Free Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird contain a use-after-free vulnerability in SVG Animation, targeting Firefox and Tor browser users on Windows.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by July 13, 2023: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vulnerability Analysis
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