CVE-2024-5702 Use after free in Firefox

High 7.5 Published Updated

A use-after-free vulnerability in the networking stack allows attackers to cause a crash or potentially execute arbitrary code.

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

What is CVE-2024-5702?

CVE-2024-5702 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

Memory corruption in the networking stack could have led to a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 125, Firefox ESR < 115.12, and Thunderbird < 115.12.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5702?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird.

How do I fix CVE-2024-5702?

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-2024-5702 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5702 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-5702, GHSA-gc3q-f2fq-g2xq, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-5702.

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