Use After Free in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2024-5702
Memory corruption in the networking stack could have led to a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 125, Firefox ESR < 115.12, and Thunderbird < 115.12.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
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:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (56.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 56.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · 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)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00000.html (Mailing List)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00010.html (Mailing List)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-18/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-26/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-28/ (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-5702?
- CVE-2024-5702 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-2024-5702?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-5702 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.