Mozilla Firefox up to 131.0.2 Selection Node Cache denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Mozilla Firefox up to 131.0.2. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Selection Node Cache. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-9936. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 131.0.2. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Selection Node Cache. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

When manipulating the selection node cache, an attacker may have been able to cause unexpected behavior, potentially leading to an exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 131.0.3.

The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-9936 since 10/14/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 208946 (Mozilla Firefox < 131.0.3), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 131.0.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (208946). 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: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 208946
Nessus Name: Mozilla Firefox < 131.0.3

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 131.0.3

Timelineinfo

10/14/2024 🔍
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03/05/2025 +142 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: bugzilla.mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-9936 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-9936
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-280261

Entryinfo

Created: 10/14/2024 15:52
Updated: 03/05/2025 21:29
Changes: 10/14/2024 15:52 (56), 10/15/2024 12:54 (2), 11/07/2024 05:09 (12), 03/05/2025 21:29 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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