CVE-2024-4771 (GCVE-0-2024-4771)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-14 17:21 – Updated: 2024-08-01 20:47
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Summary
A memory allocation check was missing which would lead to a use-after-free if the allocation failed. This could have triggered a crash or potentially be leveraged to achieve code execution. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 126.
Severity
8.6 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • Failed allocation could lead to use-after-free
  • CWE-416 - Use After Free
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Mozilla Firefox Affected: unspecified , < 126 (custom)
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mozilla firefox Affected: 0 , < 126 (custom)
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Credits
Irvan Kurniawan
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