CVE-2025-0238
firefox: Use-after-free when breaking lines in text
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0Exploited in Wild
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Descriptions
Assuming a controlled failed memory allocation, an attacker could have caused a use-after-free, leading to a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 134, Firefox ESR < 128.6, and Firefox ESR < 115.19.
Assuming a controlled failed memory allocation, an attacker could have caused a use-after-free, leading to a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 134, Firefox ESR < 128.6, Firefox ESR < 115.19, Thunderbird < 134, and Thunderbird ESR < 128.6.
A flaw was found in Firefox. The Mozilla Foundation's Security Advisory describes the following issue: Assuming a controlled failed memory allocation, an attacker could have caused a use-after-free, leading to a potentially exploitable crash.
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. Irvan Kurniawan discovered that Firefox incorrectly handled memory when breaking lines in text, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.
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Timeline
- 2025-01-06 CVE Reserved
- 2025-01-07 CVE Published
- 2025-01-09 CVE Updated
- 2025-01-10 EPSS Updated
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CWE
- CWE-416: Use After Free
CAPEC
References (8)
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-0238 | 2025-01-09 | |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2336165 | 2025-01-09 |
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Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" | * | - |
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Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" | * | - |
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Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" | * | - |
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Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Thunderbird Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird Esr" | * | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | * | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Rhel Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Rhel Aus" | * | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Rhel E4s Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Rhel E4s" | * | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Rhel Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Rhel Eus" | * | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Rhel Tus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Rhel Tus" | * | - |
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Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | * | - |
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Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | * | - |
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Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | * | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | * | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Rhel Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Rhel Aus" | * | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Rhel E4s Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Rhel E4s" | * | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Rhel Els Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Rhel Els" | * | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Rhel Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Rhel Eus" | * | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Rhel Tus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Rhel Tus" | * | - |
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Slackware Search vendor "Slackware" | Slackware Linux Search vendor "Slackware" for product "Slackware Linux" | * | - |
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Suse Search vendor "Suse" | Sles-ltss-extended-security Search vendor "Suse" for product "Sles-ltss-extended-security" | * | - |
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