#VU100966 NULL pointer dereference in Firefox for Android and Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2024-11706

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#VU100966 NULL pointer dereference in Firefox for Android and Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2024-11706

Published: November 26, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU100966
Vulnerability risk: 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-2024-11706
CWE-ID: CWE-476
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the SEC_ASN1DecodeItem_Util() function in pk12util. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted website and crash the browser.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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