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CVE-2016-9079: Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird Use-After-Free Vulnerability

High · CVSS 7.5 (CVSS 3.1)KEV known exploitedEPSS 87.4%, 100th percentilePublished Updated Assigner: mozilla

In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird Use-After-Free Vulnerability.

Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Unknown.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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.

Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Status incidents that name it

No tracked status incident names this CVE.

Affected vendors and products

Mozilla: FirefoxMozilla: Firefox ESRMozilla: Thunderbird

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