CVE-2024-9401
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CVE-2024-9401 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 130, Firefox ESR 115.15, 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. EPSS estimates a 0.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 130, Firefox ESR 115.15, 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, Firefox ESR < 115.16, Thunderbird < 128.3, and Thunderbird < 131.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 115.16.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 131.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | >= 116.0, < 128.3.0 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 128.3.0 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | >= 129.0, < 131.0 |
References
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-46/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-47/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-48/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-49/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-50/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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