Mozilla Firefox up to up to 128 Garbage Collection use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox up to up to 128. Affected is an unknown function of the component Garbage Collection Handler. The manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2024-7530. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox up to up to 128. Affected is an unknown function of the component Garbage Collection Handler. 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. CVE summarizes:

Incorrect garbage collection interaction could have led to a use-after-free. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 129.

The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-7530 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 $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 08/13/2024).

Upgrading to version 129 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 9.8
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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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Status: Not defined

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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-2024-7530 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-7530
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-273756

Entryinfo

Created: 08/06/2024 15:39
Updated: 03/15/2025 19:44
Changes: 08/06/2024 15:39 (55), 08/09/2024 13:22 (13), 08/13/2024 06:16 (11), 03/15/2025 19:44 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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