CISA KEV · Known exploitedHigh

CVE-2016-9079

Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird

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.

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
87.6%
99.7% percentile
CISA KEV
Listed
Published
2018.06.12
PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Immediate review

CISA has listed this vulnerability in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Known exploitationConfirmed by CISA KEV
Exploit probability87.6%
Technical severityCVSS 7.5

Vulnerability overview

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.

Affected product and versions

Product
Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird
Affected versions
unspecified, 9.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, < 45.5.1, < 50.0.2
Fixed versions
45.5.1, 50.0.2

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide
CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Due date: 2023.07.13
  1. 1
    Identify

    Confirm that Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird and an affected version are present.

  2. 2
    Prioritize

    Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.

  3. 3
    Remediate

    Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.

  4. 4
    Verify

    Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
CWE-416
KEV added
2023.06.22
Ransomware use
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