8.1
HIGH
CVE-2024-3864
"Firefox/Thunderbird Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability"
Description

Memory safety bug present in Firefox 124, Firefox ESR 115.9, and Thunderbird 115.9. This bug showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort this could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 125, Firefox ESR < 115.10, and Thunderbird < 115.10.

INFO

Published Date :

April 16, 2024, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 12, 2024, 5:35 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-3864 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

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-3864 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.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Aug. 12, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    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 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Aug. 01, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/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]

    Apr. 24, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Memory safety bug present in Firefox 124, Firefox ESR 115.9, and Thunderbird 115.9. This bug showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort this could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 125 and Firefox ESR < 115.10. Memory safety bug present in Firefox 124, Firefox ESR 115.9, and Thunderbird 115.9. This bug showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort this could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 125, Firefox ESR < 115.10, and Thunderbird < 115.10.
    Added Reference Mozilla Corporation https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-20/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 22, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Mozilla Corporation https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00013.html [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 19, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Mozilla Corporation https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00012.html [No types assigned]
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Apr. 16, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Memory safety bug present in Firefox 124, Firefox ESR 115.9, and Thunderbird 115.9. This bug showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort this could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 125 and Firefox ESR < 115.10.
    Added Reference Mozilla Corporation https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1888333 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Mozilla Corporation https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-18/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Mozilla Corporation https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-19/ [No types assigned]
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