CVE-2025-0240
Firefox JSON Parsing Cross-Compartment Access Vulnerability
Description
Parsing a JavaScript module as JSON could under some circumstances cause cross-compartment access, which may result in a use-after-free. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 134, Firefox ESR < 128.6, 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.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
1.4
Exploitability Score :
2.5
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 13, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Parsing a JavaScript module as JSON could, under some circumstances, cause cross-compartment access, which may result in a use-after-free. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 134, Firefox ESR < 128.6, Thunderbird < 134, and Thunderbird ESR < 128.6. Parsing a JavaScript module as JSON could under some circumstances cause cross-compartment access, which may result in a use-after-free. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 134, Firefox ESR < 128.6, Thunderbird < 134, and Thunderbird < 128.6. -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 09, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Parsing a JavaScript module as JSON could, under some circumstances, cause cross-compartment access, which may result in a use-after-free. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 134 and Firefox ESR < 128.6. Parsing a JavaScript module as JSON could, under some circumstances, cause cross-compartment access, which may result in a use-after-free. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 134, Firefox ESR < 128.6, 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:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Added CWE CWE-416 -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Jan. 07, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Parsing a JavaScript module as JSON could, under some circumstances, cause cross-compartment access, which may result in a use-after-free. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 134 and Firefox ESR < 128.6. Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1929623 Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-01/ Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-02/
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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