Release of invalid pointer or reference in Mozilla products - CVE-2024-1556
Published: February 20, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU86647
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-1556
CWE-ID: CWE-763
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Mozilla
Affected software:
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox for Android
Firefox for iOS
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox for Android
Firefox for iOS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the browser.
The vulnerability exists due to invalid memory access when the profiler is running in the browser. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website and crash the browser.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-1556
Install updates from vendor's website.