Out-of-bounds Read in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2024-6606
Clipboard code failed to check the index on an array access. This could have led to an out-of-bounds read. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 128 and Thunderbird < 128.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (31.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 31.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Thunderbird — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-29/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-32/ (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-6606?
- CVE-2024-6606 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2024-07-09.
- How severe is CVE-2024-6606?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-6606 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.