Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox

CVE-2024-1556

The incorrect object was checked for NULL in the built-in profiler, potentially leading to invalid memory access and undefined behavior. *Note:* This issue only affects the application when the profiler is running. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 123.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (38.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 38.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-1556: held from 0.005 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-1556?
CVE-2024-1556 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-02-20.
How severe is CVE-2024-1556?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-1556 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.