CVE-2024-2612 Use after free in Firefox
An attacker can trigger a crash or achieve code execution via a use-after-free vulnerability in SafeRefPtr within Firefox and Thunderbird.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-2612?
CVE-2024-2612 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 19 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
If an attacker could find a way to trigger a particular code path in `SafeRefPtr`, it could have triggered a crash or potentially be leveraged to achieve code execution. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 124, Firefox ESR < 115.9, and Thunderbird < 115.9.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2612?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird.
How do I fix CVE-2024-2612?
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-2024-2612 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2612 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-2612, GHSA-j8f6-q345-c99f, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-2612.