5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2025-0238
Firefox Use-After-Free Crash
Description

Assuming a controlled failed memory allocation, an attacker could have caused a use-after-free, leading to a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 134, Firefox ESR < 128.6, Firefox ESR < 115.19, Thunderbird < 134, and Thunderbird < 128.6.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 7, 2025, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 13, 2025, 10:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-0238 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
4 Mozilla thunderbird_esr

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-0238 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 13, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Assuming a controlled failed memory allocation, an attacker could have caused a use-after-free, leading to a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 134, Firefox ESR < 128.6, Firefox ESR < 115.19, Thunderbird < 134, and Thunderbird ESR < 128.6. Assuming a controlled failed memory allocation, an attacker could have caused a use-after-free, leading to a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 134, Firefox ESR < 128.6, Firefox ESR < 115.19, Thunderbird < 134, and Thunderbird < 128.6.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 09, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Assuming a controlled failed memory allocation, an attacker could have caused a use-after-free, leading to a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 134, Firefox ESR < 128.6, and Firefox ESR < 115.19. Assuming a controlled failed memory allocation, an attacker could have caused a use-after-free, leading to a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 134, Firefox ESR < 128.6, Firefox ESR < 115.19, Thunderbird < 134, and Thunderbird ESR < 128.6.
    Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-04/
    Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-05/
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jan. 08, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-416
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jan. 07, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Assuming a controlled failed memory allocation, an attacker could have caused a use-after-free, leading to a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 134, Firefox ESR < 128.6, and Firefox ESR < 115.19.
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1915535
    Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-01/
    Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-02/
    Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-03/
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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