ACTIVELY EXPLOITED

CVE-2016-9079: Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Facts
VendorMozilla
ProductFirefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird
Actively exploitedYes
Added to CISA KEV22 Jun 2023
CISA federal deadline13 Jul 2023
Weakness (CWE)CWE-416

Required action (CISA's text)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Description (NVD)

Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird contain a use-after-free vulnerability in SVG Animation, targeting Firefox and Tor browser users on Windows.

SOURCES

Other Mozilla flaws

Data from NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and vendor advisories. Updated 10 Nov 2026.