Vulnerability · Published May 14, 2024 · Assigned by mozilla
CVE-2024-4778
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-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 38% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 61.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 125. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 126.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mozjs102 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-4778 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | mozjs102 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-4778 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mozjs78 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-4778 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mozjs91 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-4778 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-1260 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H