Reachable assertion in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox for Android - CVE-2024-5695

 

Reachable assertion in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox for Android - CVE-2024-5695

Published: June 11, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU91745
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2024-5695
CWE-ID: CWE-617
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox for Android
Software vendor:
Mozilla

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website, trigger an out-of-memory condition and crash the browser.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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