Mozilla Firefox up to 123 QUIC ACK Frame Decoder memory allocation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Mozilla Firefox up to 123. This affects an unknown function of the component QUIC ACK Frame Decoder. Such manipulation leads to memory allocation. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-2613. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 123. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component QUIC ACK Frame Decoder. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory allocation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-789. The product allocates memory based on an untrusted, large size value, but it does not ensure that the size is within expected limits, allowing arbitrary amounts of memory to be allocated. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Data was not properly sanitized when decoding a QUIC ACK frame; this could have led to unrestricted memory consumption and a crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 124.

The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-2613 since 03/18/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 248444 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-2613), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 124 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at mozilla.org.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (248444). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

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Class: Memory allocation
CWE: CWE-789 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 248444
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-2613

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 124

Timelineinfo

03/18/2024 🔍
03/19/2024 +1 days 🔍
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08/12/2025 +511 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-2613 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-2613
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-257276

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2024 14:28
Updated: 08/12/2025 06:23
Changes: 03/19/2024 14:28 (56), 08/03/2024 02:35 (12), 02/25/2025 18:55 (12), 04/14/2025 07:54 (3), 08/12/2025 06:23 (2)
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