Mozilla Firefox up to up to 115.8 SafeRefPtr use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to up to 115.8 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is the function SafeRefPtr. Performing a manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-2612. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to up to 115.8. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function SafeRefPtr. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

If an attacker could find a way to trigger a particular code path in `SafeRefPtr`, it could have triggered a crash or potentially be leveraged to achieve code execution. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 124, Firefox ESR < 115.9, and Thunderbird < 115.9.

The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-2612 since 03/18/2024. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/18/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 239942 (TencentOS Server 2: firefox (TSSA-2024:0095)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (239942). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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CNA Base Score: 8.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 239942
Nessus Name: TencentOS Server 2: firefox (TSSA-2024:0095)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: mozilla.org

Timelineinfo

03/18/2024 🔍
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06/18/2025 +456 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: DLA 3769-1
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-2612 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-2612
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-257253

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2024 14:11
Updated: 06/18/2025 03:42
Changes: 03/19/2024 14:11 (54), 05/02/2024 01:53 (1), 08/12/2024 22:20 (13), 06/18/2025 03:42 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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