SecuriTricks - CVE-2024-8387

Description

Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 129, Firefox ESR 128.1, and Thunderbird 128.1. 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 < 130, Firefox ESR < 128.2, and Thunderbird < 128.2.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Mozilla	Firefox Firefox Esr Thunderbird	129.0 128.1 128.1

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	mozilla	firefox	129.0	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	mozilla	firefox_esr	128.1	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	mozilla	thunderbird	128.1	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1857607%2C1911858%2C1914009

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-39/

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-40/

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-43/

CVSS Score

9.8 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Attack Complexity: LOW
Privileges Required: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
Integrity Impact: HIGH
Availability Impact: HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Timeline

Published: Sept. 3, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Sept. 6, 2024, 5:15 p.m.

Status : Modified

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

security@mozilla.org

CVE-2024-8387