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FreeBSD: VID-18F39FB6-7400-4063-ACAF-0806E92C094F (CVE-2016-9079): Mozilla -- SVG Animation Remote Code Execution

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FreeBSD: VID-18F39FB6-7400-4063-ACAF-0806E92C094F (CVE-2016-9079): Mozilla -- SVG Animation Remote Code Execution

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
11/30/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
12/01/2016
Modified
06/23/2023

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.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-firefox
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-firefox-esr
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-libxul
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-linux-firefox
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-linux-seamonkey
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-linux-thunderbird
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-seamonkey
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-thunderbird

References

  • RHSA-2016:2843
  • RHSA-2016:2850
  • 94591
  • 1037370
  • GLSA-201701-15
  • GLSA-201701-35
  • DLA-730-1
  • DLA-752-1
  • DSA-3728
  • DSA-3730
  • CVE-2016-9079
  • USN-3140-1
  • USN-3141-1
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