CVE-2024-4771 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A memory allocation check was missing which would lead to a use-after-free if the allocation failed. This could have triggered a crash or potentially be leveraged to achieve code execution. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 126.

Published: 2024-05-14

Score: 8.6 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Mozilla

Firefox

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 126

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Ubuntu USN	USN-6779-1	Firefox vulnerabilities

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00624.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1893891
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-21/

History

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Mozilla Mozilla firefox
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:::::-:::*
Vendors & Products		Mozilla Mozilla firefox

Subscriptions

Mozilla Firefox

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published: 2024-05-14T17:21:25.853Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T20:47:41.788Z

Reserved: 2024-05-10T17:37:11.859Z

Link: CVE-2024-4771

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T20:47:41.788Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-14T18:15:14.830

Modified: 2025-04-01T17:54:27.920

Link: CVE-2024-4771

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-416

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