CVE-2024-0746 Use after free in Firefox
A use-after-free flaw in the print preview dialog allows a local user to crash the browser, requiring an upgrade to patched versions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-0746?
CVE-2024-0746 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 23 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A Linux user opening the print preview dialog could have caused the browser to crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 122, Firefox ESR < 115.7, and Thunderbird < 115.7.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0746?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox Esr, Mozilla Thunderbird.
How do I fix CVE-2024-0746?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2024-0746 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0746 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-0746, GHSA-vw65-ccrc-xmfw, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-0746.