Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2024-2608
`AppendEncodedAttributeValue(), ExtraSpaceNeededForAttrEncoding()` and `AppendEncodedCharacters()` could have experienced integer overflows, causing underallocation of an output buffer leading to an out of bounds write. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 124, Firefox ESR < 115.9, and Thunderbird < 115.9.
EPSS: 0.004 (31.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Firefox Esr — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Thunderbird — versions unspecified
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 10.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@mozilla.org (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (Mailing List)
- security@mozilla.org (Mailing List)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-2608?
- CVE-2024-2608 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2024-03-19.
- How severe is CVE-2024-2608?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-2608 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.