Resource exhaustion in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2024-10466
By sending a specially crafted push message, a remote server could have hung the parent process, causing the browser to become unresponsive. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 132, Firefox ESR < 128.4, Thunderbird < 128.4, and Thunderbird < 132.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.008 (53.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Firefox Esr — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Thunderbird — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@mozilla.org (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking)
- security@mozilla.org (Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (Vendor Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-10466?
- CVE-2024-10466 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-10-29.
- How severe is CVE-2024-10466?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.