CVE-2024-2613 Denial of service in Firefox

High 7.5 Published Updated

Improper sanitization in QUIC ACK frame decoding allows attackers to cause unrestricted memory consumption and browser crashes.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2024-2613?

CVE-2024-2613 is a high-severity denial of service 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

Data was not properly sanitized when decoding a QUIC ACK frame; this could have led to unrestricted memory consumption and a crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 124.

Weakness: CWE-1021

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2613?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2024-2613?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2024-2613 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2613 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-pvg5-mc56-6fv7, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-2613.

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