Buffer overflow in Mozilla products - CVE-2026-124879
Published: November 10, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU164527
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-124879
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to potentially cause a denial of service through invalid memory access.
The vulnerability exists due to improper pointer handling in the Networking: Cache component when handling cached network data. A remote attacker can trigger use of an invalid pointer during cache processing to potentially crash the browser.
Affected software
Firefox ESR
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox for Android
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox for Android
How to mitigate CVE-2026-124879
Install security update from vendor's website.
Firefox ESR - update to 153.7.0
Firefox for Android - update to 160.0
Mozilla Firefox - update to 160.0
Firefox for Android - update to 160.0
Mozilla Firefox - update to 160.0