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CVE-2016-9079: Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird · in CISA KEV since 2023-06-22
2023-06-22added to KEV
2023-07-13federal remediation due date
87.42%EPSS exploit probability (30 days) 99.7th percentile
7.5 HIGHCVSS 3.1
Unknownknown ransomware use
1,837days from NVD publication to KEV
What it is
Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird contain a use-after-free vulnerability in SVG Animation, targeting Firefox and Tor browser users on Windows.
Required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
| CWE | CWE-416 |
|---|---|
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD published | 2018-06-11 (Analyzed) |
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