Use After Free in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2024-5694
An attacker could have caused a use-after-free in the JavaScript engine to read memory in the JavaScript string section of the heap. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 127.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
EPSS: 0.005 (37.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@mozilla.org (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking)
- security@mozilla.org (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-5694?
- CVE-2024-5694 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-06-11.
- How severe is CVE-2024-5694?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-5694 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.