8.1
HIGH
CVE-2024-1553
Firefox Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description

Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 122, Firefox ESR 115.7, and Thunderbird 115.7. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 123, Firefox ESR < 115.8, and Thunderbird < 115.8.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 20, 2024, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 27, 2025, 2:39 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-1553 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mozilla firefox
2 Mozilla firefox_esr
3 Mozilla thunderbird
1 Debian debian_linux

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  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 27, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 123.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 115.8.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 115.8.0
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1855686%2C1867982%2C1871498%2C1872296%2C1873521%2C1873577%2C1873597%2C1873866%2C1874080%2C1874740%2C1875795%2C1875906%2C1876425%2C1878211%2C1878286 Types: Issue Tracking
    Added Reference Type Mozilla Corporation: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1855686%2C1867982%2C1871498%2C1872296%2C1873521%2C1873577%2C1873597%2C1873866%2C1874080%2C1874740%2C1875795%2C1875906%2C1876425%2C1878211%2C1878286 Types: Issue Tracking
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00000.html Types: Mailing List
    Added Reference Type Mozilla Corporation: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00000.html Types: Mailing List
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00001.html Types: Mailing List
    Added Reference Type Mozilla Corporation: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00001.html Types: Mailing List
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-05/ Types: Vendor Advisory
    Added Reference Type Mozilla Corporation: https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-05/ Types: Vendor Advisory
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-06/ Types: Vendor Advisory
    Added Reference Type Mozilla Corporation: https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-06/ Types: Vendor Advisory
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-07/ Types: Vendor Advisory
    Added Reference Type Mozilla Corporation: https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-07/ Types: Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Mar. 13, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1855686%2C1867982%2C1871498%2C1872296%2C1873521%2C1873577%2C1873597%2C1873866%2C1874080%2C1874740%2C1875795%2C1875906%2C1876425%2C1878211%2C1878286
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00000.html
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00001.html
    Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-05/
    Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-06/
    Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-07/
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Aug. 23, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 04, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Mozilla Corporation https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00000.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Mozilla Corporation https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00001.html [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 122, Firefox ESR 115.7, and Thunderbird 115.7. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 123 and Firefox ESR < 115.8. Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 122, Firefox ESR 115.7, and Thunderbird 115.7. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 123, Firefox ESR < 115.8, and Thunderbird < 115.8.
    Added Reference Mozilla Corporation https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-07/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Feb. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 122, Firefox ESR 115.7, and Thunderbird 115.7. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 123 and Firefox ESR < 115.8.
    Added Reference Mozilla Corporation https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1855686%2C1867982%2C1871498%2C1872296%2C1873521%2C1873577%2C1873597%2C1873866%2C1874080%2C1874740%2C1875795%2C1875906%2C1876425%2C1878211%2C1878286 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Mozilla Corporation https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-05/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Mozilla Corporation https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-06/ [No types assigned]
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