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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
Dec 1, 2016
Added
Dec 1, 2016
Modified
Jun 15, 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 less than 50.0.2, Firefox ESR less than 45.5.1, and Thunderbird less than 45.5.1.

Solutions

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