Mozilla Firefox up to 131 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 131. It has been declared as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-10459. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 131 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

An attacker could have caused a use-after-free when accessibility was enabled, leading to a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 132, Firefox ESR < 128.4, Firefox ESR < 115.17, Thunderbird < 128.4, and Thunderbird < 132.

The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-10459 since 10/28/2024. 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 current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 11/01/2024).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209869 (Mozilla Firefox ESR < 128.4), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 132 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (209869). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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CVSSv3info

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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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 209869
Nessus Name: Mozilla Firefox ESR < 128.4

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: Firefox 132

Timelineinfo

10/28/2024 🔍
10/29/2024 +1 days 🔍
10/29/2024 +0 days 🔍
03/02/2025 +124 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: bugzilla.mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-10459 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-10459
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-282344

Entryinfo

Created: 10/29/2024 13:42
Updated: 03/02/2025 10:20
Changes: 10/29/2024 13:42 (54), 10/30/2024 13:24 (2), 11/01/2024 05:24 (21), 03/02/2025 10:20 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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