CVE-2016-9079
Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird Use- - [Actively Exploited]
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.
INFO
Published Date :
June 11, 2018, 9:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 9, 2018, 3:12 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
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Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird contain a use-after-free vulnerability in SVG Animation, targeting Firefox and Tor browser users on Windows.
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-92/#CVE-2016-9079
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-9079 has a 13 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-9079
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-9079.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2843.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2850.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94591 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037370 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1321066 | Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-35 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3730 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41151/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42327/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-92/ | Vendor Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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Python
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DayOne: Critical Vulnerability Root Cause Analysis Platform
Python JavaScript Ruby HTML Assembly Makefile C Objective-C Shell Dockerfile
Ostorlab KEV: One-command to detect most remotely known exploitable vulnerabilities. Sourced from CISA KEV, Google's Tsunami, Ostorlab's Asteroid and Bug Bounty programs.
cisa-kev vulnerability 0day cisa exploits
None
HTML JavaScript
None
Python
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firefox exploit exploits web-browser-exploit
HTML JavaScript
a list of web browser vulnerabilities
HTML JavaScript XSLT Python
ACSAC 2018 paper: Towards Automated Generation of Exploitation Primitives for Web Browsers
HTML JavaScript
A collection of Browser DOM Vulnerabilities with PoCs
browser-dom-vulnerabilities cve browser
A demo exploit of CVE-2016-9079 on Ubuntu x64
HTML JavaScript
CVE-2016-9079 exploit code as it appeared on https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2016-November/042639.html
JavaScript HTML
Tools that utilize the Red Hat Security Data API
Python
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-9079 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-9079 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 09, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-35 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-35 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2843.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2843.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2850.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2850.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94591 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94591 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42327/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42327/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037370 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037370 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1321066 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1321066 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3730 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3730 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41151/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41151/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-92/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-92/ Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-416 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 45.5.1 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 50.0.2 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 45.5.1 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:torproject:tor:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 13, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42327/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41151/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3730 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-35 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037370 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94591 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2850.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2843.html [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-9079 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-9079
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
95.64 }} -0.23%
score
0.99468
percentile