Out-of-bounds Read in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2024-3859
On 32-bit versions there were integer-overflows that led to an out-of-bounds-read that potentially could be triggered by a malformed OpenType font. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 125, Firefox ESR < 115.10, and Thunderbird < 115.10.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.007 (48.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N.
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 (Issue Tracking)
- security@mozilla.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-3859?
- CVE-2024-3859 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2024-04-16.
- How severe is CVE-2024-3859?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-3859 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.