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CVE-2024-9936

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7078-1

Severity Score

6.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

When manipulating the selection node cache, an attacker may have been able to cause unexpected behavior, potentially leading to an exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 131.0.3.

Atte Kettunen discovered that Firefox did not properly validate before inserting ranges into the selection node cache. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

*Credits: Atte Kettunen
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-10-14 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-10-14 CVE Published
  • 2024-10-15 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-11-06 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Mozilla
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 Firefox
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Affected
Canonical
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 Ubuntu Linux
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Affected
Freebsd
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 Freebsd
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Affected