Buffer overflow in Firefox ESR and Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2024-6600
Published: July 9, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93894
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-2024-6600
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Mozilla
Affected software:
Firefox ESR
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Mozilla Firefox
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in WebGL API. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note, the vulnerability affects Firefox installations on macOS only.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-6600
Install updates from vendor's website.