CVE-2016-9079β€”Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird Use-After-Free Vulnerability

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2023-06-22 Β· last modified June 21, 2025

Metadata

CVE ID:
CVE-2016-9079
Project:
Mozilla
Product:
Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird
Date Added:
2023-06-22
Due Date:
2023-07-13
Last Updated:
June 21, 2025

Vulnerability Name

Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Description

Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird contain a use-after-free vulnerability in SVG Animation, targeting Firefox and Tor browser users on Windows.

Known To Be Used in Ransomware Campaigns?

Ransomware Status:
Unknown

Action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Additional Notes

  • https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-92/#CVE-2016-9079
  • https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9079

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