CVE-2016-9079
Status: AnalyzedHigh (7.5)⚠ Active exploitation
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
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Base score: 7.5
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 87%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 100
- Score date: 10/1/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
CISA KEV — actively exploited
- Added to catalog: 6/22/2023
- Remediation due date: 7/13/2023
- Known ransomware use: Unknown
🎯 ATT&CK techniques
How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.
- Exploitation
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access90 % - Primary impact
T1005Data from Local Systemcollection85 % - Secondary impact
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreterexecution75 %
CVE-2016-9079 es una vulnerabilidad use-after-free en SVG que permite ejecución remota sin autenticación (AV:N/PR:N). Afecta navegadores Firefox/Thunderbird. El vector CVSS indica C:H (confidencialidad alta), sugiriendo lectura de datos como impacto primario.
Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.
🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques
Affected technologies (10)
CWEs
- CWE-416
- CWE-416
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2843.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2850.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94591
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037370
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1321066
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-35
- https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3730
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41151/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42327/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-92/
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2843.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2850.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94591
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037370
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1321066
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-35
- https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3730
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41151/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42327/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-92/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-9079
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