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CVE-2024-9402

firefox: thunderbird: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 131, Firefox ESR 128.3, Thunderbird 131, and Thunderbird 128.3

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 130, Firefox ESR 128.2, and Thunderbird 128.2. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 131, Firefox ESR < 128.3, Thunderbird < 128.3, and Thunderbird < 131.

A flaw was found in Mozilla. The Mozilla Foundation's Security Advisory describes the issue as follows: Memory safety bugs are present in Firefox 130, Firefox ESR 128.2, and Thunderbird 128.2. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption, and we presume that with enough effort, some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code.

*Credits: Andrew Osmond, Sebastian Hengst, Andrew McCreight, Yury Delendik, the Mozilla Fuzzing Team,
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-10-01 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-10-01 CVE Published
  • 2024-10-01 CVE Updated
  • 2024-10-02 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
  • CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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