CVE-2024-5694 Use after free in Firefox
An attacker can exploit a use-after-free in the JavaScript engine to read memory from the heap, affecting Firefox users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-5694?
CVE-2024-5694 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 11 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An attacker could have caused a use-after-free in the JavaScript engine to read memory in the JavaScript string section of the heap. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 127.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5694?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Firefox.
How do I fix CVE-2024-5694?
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-2024-5694 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5694 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j6vm-3wj6-fwrh, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-5694.