CVE-2024-9680 KEV
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 23.2% (pctl 98)
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On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2024-11-05.
Description
An attacker was able to achieve code execution in the content process by exploiting a use-after-free in Animation timelines. We have had reports of this vulnerability being exploited in the wild. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 131.0.2, Firefox ESR < 128.3.1, Firefox ESR < 115.16.1, Thunderbird < 131.0.1, Thunderbird < 128.3.1, and Thunderbird < 115.16.0.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 23.18% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-416 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2024-11-05 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2024-10-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-08-04 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2024-10-15 |
| Due | 2024-11-05 |
| Vendor / product | Mozilla / Firefox |
| Ransomware use | known |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian linux |
| mozilla | firefox |
| mozilla | thunderbird |
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1923344
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49039
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-51/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-52/
- https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=281992
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00005.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00006.html
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-9680
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