CVE-2024-9680
Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA notes
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2024-51/ ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9680
Description
An attacker was able to achieve code execution in the content process by exploiting a use-after-free in Animation timelines. We have had reports of this vulnerability being exploited in the wild. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 131.0.2, Firefox ESR < 128.3.1, Firefox ESR < 115.16.1, Thunderbird < 131.0.1, Thunderbird < 128.3.1, and Thunderbird < 115.16.0.
Severity
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HAffected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | unspecified to <131.0.2 |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | unspecified to <128.3.1 |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | unspecified to <115.16.1 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | unspecified to <131.0.1 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | unspecified to <128.3.1 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | unspecified to <115.16.0 |
References
7 Links- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1923344
- Windows sandbox escape detected with the in-the-wild exploit
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-51/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-52/
- https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=281992
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00005.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00006.html
Record Details
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