Buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2024-2616
To harden ICU against exploitation, the behavior for out-of-memory conditions was changed to crash instead of attempt to continue. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 115.9 and Thunderbird < 115.9.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 2.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (51.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 51.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox
- Mozilla Firefox Esr — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Thunderbird — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-13/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-14/ (Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00022.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00028.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-2616?
- CVE-2024-2616 is a low-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 2.7/10. Published 2024-03-19.
- How severe is CVE-2024-2616?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-2616 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.