VDB-254192 · CVE-2024-1557 · GCVE-0-2024-1557

Mozilla Firefox 122 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Mozilla Firefox 122. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-1557. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 122 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 122. 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 < 123.

The weakness was disclosed 02/20/2024. The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-1557 since 02/15/2024. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 08/12/2024).

Upgrading to version 123 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at mozilla.org.

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Productinfo

Type

Web Browser

Vendor

Mozilla

Name

Firefox

Version

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/
Product: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 8.1
CNA Vector: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Firefox 123

Timelineinfo

02/15/2024 🔍
02/20/2024 +5 days 🔍
02/20/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/19/2025 +424 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-1557 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-1557
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-254192

Entryinfo

Created: 02/20/2024 15:51
Updated: 04/19/2025 14:30
Changes: 02/20/2024 15:51 (41), 08/12/2024 20:36 (27), 04/19/2025 14:30 (3)
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