#VU87639 Integer overflow in Mozilla products - CVE-2024-2608

 

#VU87639 Integer overflow in Mozilla products - CVE-2024-2608

Published: March 19, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU87639
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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-2024-2608
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Firefox for Android
Software vendor:
Mozilla

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the AppendEncodedAttributeValue(), ExtraSpaceNeededForAttrEncoding() and AppendEncodedCharacters() function. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website, trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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