RCE in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2024-6602
A mismatch between allocator and deallocator could have led to memory corruption. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 128, Firefox ESR < 115.13, Thunderbird < 115.13, and Thunderbird < 128.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
EPSS: 0.010 (57.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Firefox Esr — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Thunderbird — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@mozilla.org (Issue Tracking)
- security@mozilla.org (Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (Vendor Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-6602?
- CVE-2024-6602 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-07-09.
- How severe is CVE-2024-6602?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-6602 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.