Out-of-bounds write in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR - CVE-2024-0741

 

Out-of-bounds write in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR - CVE-2024-0741

Published: January 23, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU85707
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-2024-0741
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Mozilla
Affected software:
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in ANGLE when processing untrusted input. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted website, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-0741

Install updates from vendor's website.

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