CVE-2016-9079
Publication date 30 November 2016
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| firefox | ||
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 50.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 50.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
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| thunderbird | ||
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 1:45.5.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 1:45.5.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
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Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
7.5 · High
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-3141-1
- Thunderbird vulnerabilities
- 1 December 2016
- USN-3140-1
- Firefox vulnerabilities
- 30 November 2016