Use-after-free in Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2024-7530

 

Use-after-free in Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2024-7530

Published: August 7, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU95499
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-2024-7530
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Mozilla
Affected software:
Mozilla Firefox

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the browser

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in JavaScript code coverage collection. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger a use-after-free error and crash the browser.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-7530

Install updates from vendor's website.

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