Mozilla Firefox up to 153.6/159 Selection buffer overflow

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7.0$5k-$25k0.00+

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 153.6/159. This affects an unknown function of the component Selection. Such manipulation leads to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-124891. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 153.6/159. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Selection. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Incorrect boundary conditions in the DOM: Selection component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 160 and Firefox ESR 153.7.

The advisory is available at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-124891 since 11/09/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/10/2026).

Upgrading to version 153.7 or 160 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 153.7/160

Timelineinfo

11/09/2026 CVE reserved
11/10/2026 +1 days Advisory disclosed
11/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: bugzilla.mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed

CNA: mozilla
CVE: CVE-2026-124891 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-124891
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-433694

Entryinfo

Created: 11/10/2026 15:01
Changes: 11/10/2026 15:01 (57)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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