#VU94628 Buffer overflow in Firefox for Android and Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2024-6615

 

#VU94628 Buffer overflow in Firefox for Android and Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2024-6615

Published: July 21, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU94628
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-2024-6615
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Firefox for Android
Mozilla Firefox
Software vendor:
Mozilla

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTML content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption 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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