Use After Free in Mozilla Thunderbird
CVE-2024-8394
When aborting the verification of an OTR chat session, an attacker could have caused a use-after-free bug leading to a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 128.2.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
EPSS: 0.003 (23.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Mozilla Thunderbird — 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-2024-8394?
- CVE-2024-8394 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Thunderbird, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-09-06.
- How severe is CVE-2024-8394?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-8394 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.