Use-after-free in Mozilla products - CVE-2024-9680

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU98333

Use-after-free in Mozilla products - CVE-2024-9680

Published: October 9, 2024 / Updated: December 17, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU98333
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4: 8.6 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-9680
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in Animation timeline. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.


Affected software

Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Firefox for Android
Debian Linux
Oracle Linux
Gentoo Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
Anolis OS
SUSE Enterprise Storage
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Slackware Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS
SUSE Package Hub 15
Desktop Applications Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
openEuler
Fedora
IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
www-client/firefox
thunderbird (Ubuntu package)
mozilla-thunderbird
thunderbird (Debian package)
mozilla-firefox
firefox
firefox-debuginfo
firefox-debugsource
MozillaThunderbird-translations-other
MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo
MozillaThunderbird-debugsource
MozillaThunderbird-translations-common
MozillaThunderbird
firefox-esr (Debian package)
thunderbird (Red Hat package)
thunderbird
firefox (Red Hat package)
MozillaFirefox-debugsource
MozillaFirefox-debuginfo
MozillaFirefox-devel
MozillaFirefox
MozillaFirefox-translations-common
MozillaFirefox-translations-other
MozillaFirefox-branding-upstream
thunderbird-debuginfo
thunderbird-debugsource
thunderbird-librnp-rnp
thunderbird-wayland
firefox (Ubuntu package)
firefox-flatpak
Mozilla Thunderbird

How to mitigate CVE-2024-9680

Install updates from vendor's website.

Mozilla Firefox - update to 131.0.2
Firefox ESR - addressed in versions 115.16.1, 128.3.1
Mozilla Thunderbird - addressed in versions 115.16.0, 128.3.1, 131.0.1
www-client/firefox - update to 104
thunderbird (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 1:115.16.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1, 1:115.16.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
mozilla-thunderbird - addressed in versions 115.16.0esr, 128.3.1esr
thunderbird (Debian package) - update to 1:115.16.0esr-1~deb12u1
mozilla-firefox - addressed in versions 115.16.1esr, 128.3.1esr
firefox - addressed in versions 128.3.0-2, 128.8.0-1
firefox-debuginfo - addressed in versions 128.3.0-2, 128.8.0-1
firefox-debugsource - addressed in versions 128.3.0-2, 128.8.0-1
MozillaThunderbird-translations-other - addressed in versions 128.3.0-150200.8.182.1, 128.3.1-150200.8.185.1
MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo - addressed in versions 128.3.0-150200.8.182.1, 128.3.1-150200.8.185.1
MozillaThunderbird-debugsource - addressed in versions 128.3.0-150200.8.182.1, 128.3.1-150200.8.185.1
MozillaThunderbird-translations-common - addressed in versions 128.3.0-150200.8.182.1, 128.3.1-150200.8.185.1
MozillaThunderbird - addressed in versions 128.3.0-150200.8.182.1, 128.3.1-150200.8.185.1
firefox-esr (Debian package) - update to 128.3.1esr-1~deb12u1
firefox - addressed in versions 128.3.1-1, 128.3.1-2.0.1, 128.3.1-2.0.2
thunderbird (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 128.3.1-1.el8_2, 128.3.1-1.el8_4, 128.3.1-1.el8_6, 128.3.1-1.el8_8, 128.3.1-1.el8_10, 128.3.1-1.el9_0, 128.3.1-1.el9_2, 128.3.1-1.el9_4, 128.4.0-1.el9_5
thunderbird - update to 128.3.1-1.0.1
firefox (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 128.3.1-2.el7_9, 128.3.1-2.el8_2, 128.3.1-2.el8_4, 128.3.1-2.el8_6, 128.3.1-2.el8_8, 128.3.1-2.el8_10, 128.3.1-2.el9_0, 128.3.1-2.el9_2, 128.3.1-2.el9_4, 128.4.0-1.el9_5
MozillaFirefox-debugsource - addressed in versions 128.3.1-112.231.1, 128.3.1-150200.152.155.1
MozillaFirefox-debuginfo - addressed in versions 128.3.1-112.231.1, 128.3.1-150200.152.155.1
MozillaFirefox-devel - addressed in versions 128.3.1-112.231.1, 128.3.1-150200.152.155.1
MozillaFirefox - addressed in versions 128.3.1-112.231.1, 128.3.1-150200.152.155.1
MozillaFirefox-translations-common - addressed in versions 128.3.1-112.231.1, 128.3.1-150200.152.155.1
MozillaFirefox-translations-other - update to 128.3.1-150200.152.155.1
MozillaFirefox-branding-upstream - update to 128.3.1-150200.152.155.1
thunderbird - update to 128.3.2-1.fc41
thunderbird - update to 128.11.1-1
thunderbird-debuginfo - update to 128.11.1-1
thunderbird-debugsource - update to 128.11.1-1
thunderbird-librnp-rnp - update to 128.11.1-1
thunderbird-wayland - update to 128.11.1-1
firefox (Ubuntu package) - update to 131.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
firefox - addressed in versions 131.0.2-1.fc39, 131.0.2-1.fc40, 131.0.2-1.fc41
firefox-flatpak - update to 131.0.2-2

Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

External References

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