Buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2024-8389
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 129. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 130.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.005 (39.3th 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, 129.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@mozilla.org (Broken Link)
- security@mozilla.org (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-8389?
- CVE-2024-8389 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-09-03.
- How severe is CVE-2024-8389?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-8389 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.