8.1
HIGH CVSS 3.1
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 Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
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
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 4
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Solution
Follow the instructions below to mitigate the CVE-2024-1553 vulnerability.
There is no known solution at this time.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-1553.

URL Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1855686%2C1867982%2C1871498%2C1872296%2C1873521%2C1873577%2C1873597%2C1873866%2C1874080%2C1874740%2C1875795%2C1875906%2C1876425%2C1878211%2C1878286 Issue Tracking
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00000.html Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00001.html Mailing List
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-05/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-06/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-07/ Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1855686%2C1867982%2C1871498%2C1872296%2C1873521%2C1873577%2C1873597%2C1873866%2C1874080%2C1874740%2C1875795%2C1875906%2C1876425%2C1878211%2C1878286 Issue Tracking
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00000.html Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00001.html Mailing List
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-05/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-06/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-07/ Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-1553 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-1553 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-1553 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-1553 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • 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]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.1
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