CVE-2024-11704 (GCVE-0-2024-11704)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-11-26 13:33 – Updated: 2025-11-03 20:36
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Summary
A double-free issue could have occurred in `sec_pkcs7_decoder_start_decrypt()` when handling an error path. Under specific conditions, the same symmetric key could have been freed twice, potentially leading to memory corruption. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 133, Thunderbird < 133, Firefox ESR < 128.7, and Thunderbird < 128.7.
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Potential double-free vulnerability in PKCS#7 decryption handling
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Mozilla Firefox Affected: unspecified , < 133 (custom)
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Mozilla Thunderbird Affected: unspecified , < 133 (custom)
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Mozilla Firefox ESR Affected: unspecified , < 128.7 (custom)
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Mozilla Thunderbird Affected: unspecified , < 128.7 (custom)
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Credits
Ronald Crane
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