7.5

CVE-2024-1546: debian debian_linux Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-1546DEBIAN-CVE-2024-1546CGA-m2mh-6jmm-9mh7
Published 20-02-2024Last modified 13-02-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-1546 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.72%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 33 · Related 11
DLA-3747-1DLA-3748-1DSA-5627-1DSA-5630-1MGASA-2024-0049MGASA-2024-0050

Timeline

  1. 20-02-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 13-02-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

When storing and re-accessing data on a networking channel, the length of buffers may have been confused, resulting in an out-of-bounds memory read. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 123, Firefox ESR < 115.8, and Thunderbird < 115.8.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.72%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

53%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.72% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.72%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu8 products
  • firefox< 123.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • mozjs102All versions (No fix recorded)
  • mozjs38All versions (No fix recorded)
  • mozjs52All versions (No fix recorded)
  • mozjs68All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian3 products
  • firefox-esr< 115.8.0esr-1~deb12u1 | < 115.8.0esr-1
  • thunderbird< 1:115.8.0-1~deb12u1 | < 1:115.8.0-1
  • debian_linuxEOL10.0
Mozilla3 products
Chainguard1 product
  • firefox-esr< 115.8.0-r0

4 vendors · 15 products

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