CVE-2016-9079
Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird
Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird Use-After-Free Vulnerability
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.
What to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vendor notices and references
- www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-92/#CVE-2016-9079
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9079
Description and required action as published by CISA. Full record at NVD.
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