CVE-2016-9079 · netVigilance record NV23-0080
Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird Use-After-Free
past due
What to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA deadline 2023-07-13 · passed 3 years 1 month ago · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA
What happened
Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird contain a use-after-free vulnerability in SVG Animation, targeting Firefox and Tor browser users on Windows.
Who is affected
Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird. Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.
Weakness class: CWE-416.
Timeline
- Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
- CISA remediation deadlinepassed 3 years 1 month ago
Sources
- NVD entry for CVE-2016-9079 nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9079
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- mozilla.org www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-92/#CVE-2016-9079
- nvd.nist.gov nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9079