CVE-2024-3862 Memory corruption in Firefox

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

An attacker could exploit uninitialized memory access in Firefox's JavaScript engine to potentially execute arbitrary code or cause a crash.

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-2024-3862?

CVE-2024-3862 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 16 Apr 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

The MarkStack assignment operator, part of the JavaScript engine, could access uninitialized memory if it were used in a self-assignment. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 125.

Weakness: CWE-908

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3862?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2024-3862?

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-2024-3862 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3862 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-fvvm-pp96-j72m, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-3862.

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