Buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2024-9400
A potential memory corruption vulnerability could be triggered if an attacker had the ability to trigger an OOM at a specific moment during JIT compilation. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 131, Firefox ESR < 128.3, Thunderbird < 128.3, and Thunderbird < 131.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (41.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 41.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · 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)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-46/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-47/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-49/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-50/ (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-9400?
- CVE-2024-9400 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-10-01.
- How severe is CVE-2024-9400?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-9400 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.