CVE-2024-9401

CVE Details

Release Date:

2024-10-01

Description

Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 130, Firefox ESR 115.15, Firefox ESR 128.2, and Thunderbird 128.2. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 131, Firefox ESR < 128.3, Firefox ESR < 115.16, Thunderbird < 128.3, and Thunderbird < 131.

See more information about CVE-2024-9401 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS Scoring

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.1 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	7.5	CVSS Vector:	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	High
Privileges Required:	None	User Interaction:	Required
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	High	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 8 (firefox)	ELSA-2024-7700	2024-10-07
Oracle Linux version 8 (thunderbird)	ELSA-2024-7699	2024-10-07
Oracle Linux version 9 (firefox)	ELSA-2024-7505	2024-10-02
Oracle Linux version 9 (thunderbird)	ELSA-2024-7552	2024-10-03