Vulnerability · Published Mar 19, 2024 · Assigned by mozilla
CVE-2024-2608
High 8.4
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Firefox from Mozilla. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 33% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 67.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
`AppendEncodedAttributeValue(), ExtraSpaceNeededForAttrEncoding()` and `AppendEncodedCharacters()` could have experienced integer overflows, causing underallocation of an output buffer leading to an out of bounds write. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 124, Firefox ESR < 115.9, and Thunderbird < 115.9.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | firefox | 115.9.1-1.el8_9.alma.1 | ALSA-2024:1484 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | firefox | 115.9.1-1.el9_3.alma.1 | ALSA-2024:1485 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | firefox-x11 | 115.9.1-1.el9_3.alma.1 | ALSA-2024:1485 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | thunderbird | 115.9.0-1.el8_9.alma.1 | ALSA-2024:1494 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | thunderbird | 115.9.0-1.el9_3.alma.1 | ALSA-2024:1493 |
| Debian:12 | firefox-esr | 115.9.0esr-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-2608 |
| Debian:12 | firefox-esr | 115.9.0esr-1~deb12u1 | DSA-5643-1 |
| Debian:13 | firefox-esr | 115.9.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-2608 |
| Debian:14 | firefox-esr | 115.9.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-2608 |
| Debian:12 | thunderbird | 1:115.9.0-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-2608 |
| Debian:12 | thunderbird | 1:115.9.0-1~deb12u1 | DSA-5644-1 |
| Debian:13 | thunderbird | 1:115.9.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-2608 |
| Debian:14 | thunderbird | 1:115.9.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-2608 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | firefox | 0:115.9.1-1.el8_9 | RLSA-2024:1484 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | thunderbird | 0:115.9.0-1.el8_9 | RLSA-2024:1494 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mozjs102 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-2608 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | mozjs102 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-2608 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mozjs78 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-2608 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mozjs91 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-2608 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | thunderbird | 1:115.9.0+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-2608 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | thunderbird | 1:115.9.0+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | USN-6717-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | unspecified – before 124 |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | unspecified – before 115.9 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | unspecified – before 115.9 |
Weakness: CWE-680 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1880692
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-12/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-13/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-14/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00022.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00028.html