CVE-2024-0755 Memory corruption in Firefox

What is CVE-2024-0755?

CVE-2024-0755 is a high-severity memory corruption 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

Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 121, Firefox ESR 115.6, and Thunderbird 115.6. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 122, Firefox ESR < 115.7, and Thunderbird < 115.7.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0755?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox Esr, Mozilla Thunderbird.

How do I fix CVE-2024-0755?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2024-0755 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0755 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-0755, GHSA-g89w-hcgw-6g9p, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-0755.