Vulnerability · Published Apr 16, 2024 · Assigned by mozilla
CVE-2024-3864
High 8.1
In plain English
A high-severity memory corruption 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 0.9% (higher than 58% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Memory safety bug present in Firefox 124, Firefox ESR 115.9, and Thunderbird 115.9. This bug showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort this could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 125, Firefox ESR < 115.10, and Thunderbird < 115.10.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | firefox | 115.10.0-1.el8_9.alma.1 | ALSA-2024:1912 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | firefox | 115.10.0-1.el9_3.alma.1 | ALSA-2024:1908 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | firefox-x11 | 115.10.0-1.el9_3.alma.1 | ALSA-2024:1908 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | thunderbird | 115.10.0-2.el8_9.alma.1 | ALSA-2024:1939 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | thunderbird | 115.10.0-2.el9_3.alma.1 | ALSA-2024:1940 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | thunderbird | 115.10.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-3864 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | thunderbird | 115.10.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-3864 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | thunderbird | 115.10.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-3864 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | thunderbird | 115.10.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-3864 |
| Debian:12 | firefox-esr | 115.10.0esr-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-3864 |
| Debian:12 | firefox-esr | 115.10.0esr-1~deb12u1 | DSA-5663-1 |
| Debian:13 | firefox-esr | 115.10.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-3864 |
| Debian:14 | firefox-esr | 115.10.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-3864 |
| Debian:12 | thunderbird | 1:115.10.1-1~deb12u1 | DSA-5670-1 |
| Debian:12 | thunderbird | 1:115.10.1-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-3864 |
| Debian:13 | thunderbird | 1:115.10.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-3864 |
| Debian:14 | thunderbird | 1:115.10.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-3864 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | firefox | 0:115.10.0-1.el8_9 | RLSA-2024:1912 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | firefox | 0:115.10.0-1.el9_3 | RLSA-2024:1908 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mozjs102 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-3864 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | mozjs102 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-3864 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mozjs78 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-3864 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mozjs91 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-3864 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | thunderbird | 1:115.10.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-3864 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | thunderbird | 1:115.10.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | USN-6750-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | unspecified – before 125 |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | unspecified – before 115.10 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | unspecified – before 115.10 |
Weakness: CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- Memory safety bug fixed in Firefox 125, Firefox ESR 115.10, and Thunderbird 115.10
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00012.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00013.html
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-18/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-19/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-20/