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CVE-2024-9936 (GCVE-0-2024-9936)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-10-14 13:41 – Updated: 2024-11-06 16:34
VLAI
Summary
When manipulating the selection node cache, an attacker may have been able to cause unexpected behavior, potentially leading to an exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 131.0.3.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-15 15:24 UTC
CWE
  • Undefined behavior in selection node cache
  • CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Mozilla Firefox Affected: unspecified , < 131.0.3 (custom)
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Credits
Atte Kettunen
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