Buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2025-4092
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 137 and Thunderbird 137. 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 was fixed in Firefox 138 and Thunderbird 138.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.003 (19.3th 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:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions 138
- Mozilla Thunderbird — versions 138
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@mozilla.org (Broken Link)
- security@mozilla.org (Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-4092?
- CVE-2025-4092 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-04-29.
- How severe is CVE-2025-4092?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.