CVE-2025-5268
Mozilla Firefox Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 138, Thunderbird 138, Firefox ESR 128.10, and Thunderbird 128.10. 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 < 139 and Firefox ESR < 128.11.
INFO
Published Date :
May 27, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 30, 2025, 1:15 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.5
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-5268
vulnerability.
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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-2025-5268.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1950136%2C1958121%2C1960499%2C1962634 | Broken Link |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-42/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-44/ | Vendor Advisory |
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 30, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 128.11.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 139.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 130.0 Added Reference Type Mozilla Corporation: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1950136%2C1958121%2C1960499%2C1962634 Types: Broken Link Added Reference Type Mozilla Corporation: https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-42/ Types: Vendor Advisory Added Reference Type Mozilla Corporation: https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-44/ Types: Vendor Advisory -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
May. 27, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Added CWE CWE-77 -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
May. 27, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 138, Thunderbird 138, Firefox ESR 128.10, and Thunderbird 128.10. 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 < 139 and Firefox ESR < 128.11. Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1950136%2C1958121%2C1960499%2C1962634 Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-42/ Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-44/
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-5268 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-2025-5268
weaknesses.