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CVE-2025-3032 (GCVE-0-2025-3032)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-04-01 12:29 – Updated: 2026-04-13 14:29
VLAI
Title
Leaking file descriptors from the fork server
Summary
Leaking of file descriptors from the fork server to web content processes could allow for privilege escalation attacks. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 137 and Thunderbird 137.
Severity
7.4 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-02 03:55 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-403 - Exposure of File Descriptor to Unintended Control Sphere ('File Descriptor Leak')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Mozilla Firefox Unaffected: 137 , ≤ * (rpm)
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Mozilla Thunderbird Unaffected: 137 , ≤ * (rpm)
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Credits
Thinker Li
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