CVE-2016-9079

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.
References
Link Resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2843.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2850.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94591 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037370 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1321066 Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-35 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3730 Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41151/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42327/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-92/ Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2843.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2850.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94591 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037370 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1321066 Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-35 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3730 Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41151/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42327/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-92/ Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 5 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 6 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:a:torproject:tor:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Mar 2025, 19:24

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2018-06-11 21:29

Updated : 2025-03-21 19:24


NVD link : CVE-2016-9079

Mitre link : CVE-2016-9079

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-9079


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Products Affected

redhat

  • enterprise_linux_workstation
  • enterprise_linux
  • enterprise_linux_server_aus
  • enterprise_linux_server_eus
  • enterprise_linux_desktop
  • enterprise_linux_server

mozilla

  • thunderbird
  • firefox

microsoft

  • windows

debian

  • debian_linux

torproject

  • tor
CWE
CWE-416

Use After Free