CVE-2024-9680

Description

An attacker was able to achieve code execution in the content process by exploiting a use-after-free in Animation timelines. We have had reports of this vulnerability being exploited in the wild. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 131.0.2, Firefox ESR < 128.3.1, Firefox ESR < 115.16.1, Thunderbird < 131.0.1, Thunderbird < 128.3.1, and Thunderbird < 115.16.0.

Scoring

• CVSS: 9.8 (CRITICAL, 3.1)
• EPSS exploitation probability: Not yet available
• EPSS percentile: Not yet available

CISA KEV status

• Added to KEV: 2024-10-15
• Remediation due date: 2024-11-05
• Known ransomware campaign use: Known

Weakness types (CWE)

• CWE-416
• CWE-416

References

• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1923344
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49039
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-51/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-52/
• https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=281992
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00005.html
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00006.html
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-9680

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