CVE-2024-6614 Incorrect listing of stack frames
An attacker can cause a denial of service by triggering an infinite loop in the stack frame iterator within Firefox and Thunderbird.
- 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-2024-6614?
CVE-2024-6614 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 9 Jul 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 frame iterator could get stuck in a loop when encountering certain wasm frames leading to incorrect stack traces. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 128 and Thunderbird < 128.
Weakness: CWE-835
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6614?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird.
How do I fix CVE-2024-6614?
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-2024-6614 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6614 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h7q8-vff8-p3j8, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-6614.