CVE-2016-9079

CISA description

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

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes & references

• https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-92/#CVE-2016-9079
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9079

Where this lands in 800-53

Vulnerability data triggers these controls during assessment and continuous monitoring.

• RA-5 · Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning
• SI-2 · Flaw Remediation
• CM-6 · Configuration Settings
• SI-7 · Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity
• CM-8 · System Component Inventory

External lookups

• NVD · CVE-2016-9079
• CVE.org · CVE-2016-9079
• CISA KEV catalog (canonical)