CVE-2024-3862 (GCVE-0-2024-3862)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-04-16 15:14 – Updated: 2024-10-30 14:10
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The MarkStack assignment operator, part of the JavaScript engine, could access uninitialized memory if it were used in a self-assignment. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 125.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-08-14 18:20 UTC
CWE
- Potential use of uninitialized memory in MarkStack assignment operator on self-assignment
- CWE-908 - Use of Uninitialized Resource
Assigner
References
Impacted products
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