CVE-2016-9079
Description
Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird contain a use-after-free vulnerability in SVG Animation, targeting Firefox and Tor browser users on Windows.
CISA KEV
- Vendor
- Mozilla
- Product
- Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird
- Due date
- 2023-07-13
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
Firefox 50.0.1 - ASM.JS JIT-Spray Remote Code Execution
Mozilla Firefox < 50.0.2 - 'nsSMILTimeContainer::NotifyTimeChange()' Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)
Metasploit modules
OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Arch Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Fixed | 45.5.1-1 |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 45.5.1esr-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 50.0.2-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 45.5.1esr-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 45.5.1esr-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 45.5.1esr-1 |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201612-2
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201612-1
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9079.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9079
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-92/#CVE-2016-9079; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9079
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.