Mozilla Firefox up to 128 ANGLE uninitialized pointer

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 128. This impacts an unknown function of the component ANGLE. The manipulation results in uninitialized pointer. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-7526. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 128. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component ANGLE. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uninitialized pointer vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-824. The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

ANGLE failed to initialize parameters which lead to reading from uninitialized memory. This could be leveraged to leak sensitive data from memory. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 129, Firefox ESR < 115.14, and Firefox ESR < 128.1.

The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-7526 since 08/06/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. 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 $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/27/2024).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 207803 (Oracle Linux 7 : firefox (ELSA-2024-5324)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 129 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (207803). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uninitialized pointer
CWE: CWE-824 / CWE-908
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 207803
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 7 : firefox (ELSA-2024-5324)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 129

Timelineinfo

08/06/2024 🔍
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03/15/2025 +221 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: bugzilla.mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-7526 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-7526
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-273744

Entryinfo

Created: 08/06/2024 15:35
Updated: 03/15/2025 20:12
Changes: 08/06/2024 15:35 (55), 08/13/2024 06:16 (22), 09/27/2024 13:02 (2), 03/15/2025 20:12 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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