CVE-2025-1012 Use-after-free during concurrent delazification
A race condition during concurrent delazification in Firefox and Thunderbird could lead to a use-after-free, potentially allowing arbitrary code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-1012?
CVE-2025-1012 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 4 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A race during concurrent delazification could have led to a use-after-free. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 135, Firefox ESR 115.20, Firefox ESR 128.7, Thunderbird 128.7, and Thunderbird 135.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1012?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird.
How do I fix CVE-2025-1012?
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-2025-1012 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-1012 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2025-1012, GHSA-hjjx-mmjm-vp9r, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-1012.