CVE-2025-9182 Denial-of-service due to out-of-memory in the Graphics: WebRender component
An attacker can cause a denial of service via out-of-memory conditions in the WebRender component of Firefox and Thunderbird.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-9182?
CVE-2025-9182 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 19 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Denial-of-service due to out-of-memory in the Graphics: WebRender component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 142, Firefox ESR 140.2, Thunderbird 142, and Thunderbird 140.2.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-9182?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird.
How do I fix CVE-2025-9182?
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-2025-9182 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-9182 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mv5m-p837-6xm9, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-9182.