Double free in Mozilla products - CVE-2025-5262
Published: May 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU109855
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-5262
CWE-ID: CWE-415
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Mozilla
Affected software:
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Firefox for Android
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Firefox for Android
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the vpx_codec_enc_init_multi() function in libvpx encoder for WebRTC. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger a double free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-5262
Install updates from vendor's website.