CVE-2016-9079

HighCVSS 7.5/10Known exploited (CISA KEV)Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-416

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jun 11, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
Added to CISA KEV: Jun 22, 2023
NVD status: Analyzed

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