---
id: 8711
title: "[CVE-2016-9079] The Great DOM Fuzz-off of 2017"
cve: CVE-2016-9079
source_domain: projectzero.google
source_url: "https://projectzero.google/2017/09/the-great-dom-fuzz-off-of-2017.html"
published_at: "2017-09-21T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["firefox", "fuzzing", "project-zero", "dom", "svg", "tor-browser", "cve-2016-9079"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/8711"
lang: en
---

# [CVE-2016-9079] The Great DOM Fuzz-off of 2017

## Summary

A Project Zero post on DOM engine fuzzing and CVE-2016-9079, a Firefox SVG handling bug that was abused in attacks against Tor Browser users.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** projectzero.google
- **CVE:** CVE-2016-9079
- **Published:** 2017-09-21T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://projectzero.google/2017/09/the-great-dom-fuzz-off-of-2017.html
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/8711