Resource exhaustion in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2024-3302
There was no limit to the number of HTTP/2 CONTINUATION frames that would be processed. A server could abuse this to create an Out of Memory condition in the browser. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 125, Firefox ESR < 115.10, and Thunderbird < 115.10.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (53.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 53.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
- 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)
- kb.cert.org/vuls/id/421644 (US Government Resource)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00012.html (Mailing List)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00013.html (Mailing List)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-18/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-19/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-20/ (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-3302?
- CVE-2024-3302 is a low-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2024-04-16.
- How severe is CVE-2024-3302?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-3302 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.