CVE-2024-5700: mozilla firefox
CVSS: 7.0v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-5700DEBIAN-CVE-2024-5700CGA-26vg-9v53-xq94CGA-p99m-wg6w-f543CGA-6v6g-x56f-p7jrCGA-vxcx-525w-mj6c
Published 11-06-2024Last modified 01-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-5700 is a high (CVSS 7.0) vulnerability in mozilla firefox. EPSS estimates a 0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.0/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.44%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 34 · Related 13DLA-3825-1DLA-3836-1DSA-5709-1DSA-5711-1MGASA-2024-0222MGASA-2024-0231OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14044-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14049-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1RHSA-2024:3949RHSA-2024:3950RHSA-2024:3951RHSA-2024:3952RHSA-2024:3953RHSA-2024:3954RHSA-2024:3955RHSA-2024:3958RHSA-2024:3972RHSA-2024:4001RHSA-2024:4002RHSA-2024:4003RHSA-2024:4004RHSA-2024:4015RHSA-2024:4016RHSA-2024:4018RHSA-2024:4036RHSA-2024:4063SUSE-SU-2024:2012-1SUSE-SU-2024:2061-1SUSE-SU-2024:2073-1SUSE-SU-2024:2371-1SUSE-SU-2024:2399-1USN-6840-1USN-6862-1CGA-MWF4-M4MX-344FCGA-Q83V-V26X-F2RHCGA-VMJ3-Q7H4-QHC7
Timeline
- 11-06-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 01-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 126, Firefox ESR 115.11, and Thunderbird 115.11. 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 < 127, Firefox ESR < 115.12, and Thunderbird < 115.12.
CVSS metrics
6 scores · 6 sources · 1 versionHigh 7.0Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 6 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.0HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.0HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · WolfiEcosystem advisory · calculated7.0HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated7.0HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVDNIST7.0HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.44%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
37%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.44% on 21-09-2026
21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score0.44%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-786Access of Memory Location Before Start of BufferThe product reads or writes to a buffer using an index or pointer that references a memory location prior to the beginning of the buffer.
- CWE-788Access of Memory Location After End of BufferThe product reads or writes to a buffer using an index or pointer that references a memory location after the end of the buffer.
Affected systems
Ubuntu8 products
- firefox< 127.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- mozjs102All versions (No fix recorded)
- mozjs38All versions (No fix recorded)
- mozjs52All versions (No fix recorded)
- mozjs68All versions (No fix recorded)
Mozilla3 products
- firefox≥ unspecified, < 127 | < 115.12 | < 127.0
- firefox_esr≥ unspecified, < 115.12
- thunderbird≥ unspecified, < 115.12 | < 115.12
Chainguard2 products
- firefox< 127.0.2-r0
- firefox-esr< 115.12.0-r0
Debian2 products
- firefox-esr< 115.12.0esr-1~deb12u1 | < 115.12.0esr-1
- thunderbird< 1:115.12.0-1~deb12u1 | < 1:115.12.0-1
Wolfi1 product
- firefox< 127.0.2-r0
5 vendors · 16 products
