CVE-2025-9181 (GCVE-0-2025-9181)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-08-19 20:33
Modified
2025-08-20 15:18
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • Uninitialized memory in the JavaScript Engine component
Summary
Uninitialized memory in the JavaScript Engine component. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 142, Firefox ESR < 128.14, Firefox ESR < 140.2, Thunderbird < 142, Thunderbird < 128.14, and Thunderbird < 140.2.
References
security@mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1977130Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-64/Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-66/Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-67/Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-70/Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-71/Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-72/Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Mozilla Firefox Version: unspecified   < 142
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   Mozilla Firefox ESR Version: unspecified   < 128.14
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   Mozilla Firefox ESR Version: unspecified   < 140.2
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   Mozilla Thunderbird Version: unspecified   < 142
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   Mozilla Thunderbird Version: unspecified   < 128.14
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   Mozilla Thunderbird Version: unspecified   < 140.2
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