CVE-2024-1557: High severity Mozilla Firefox vulnerability

Published Feb 20, 2024
·
Updated

Last updated 24 July 2024

Other sources

Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 122. 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.

Mozilla

Affected Software

3 affected componentsFixes available
Mozilla Firefox<123
123
debian/firefox
137.0.2-1
Mozilla Firefox<123.0

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade Firefox to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 123
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/firefox to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 137.0.2-1

Event History

Feb 20, 2024
CVE Published
via Mozilla·12:00 AM
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:21 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:21 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·02:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·02:15 PM
Affected Software
Mar 1, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·04:59 AM
Description
Sep 13, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·05:31 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-1557?

CVE-2024-1557 has a high severity due to the potential for memory corruption leading to arbitrary code execution.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-1557?

To fix CVE-2024-1557, update Firefox to version 123 or later, or to Debian's firefox package version 135.0.1-1 or later.

3

What versions of Firefox are affected by CVE-2024-1557?

CVE-2024-1557 affects Firefox version 122 and earlier.

4

Is CVE-2024-1557 exploitable?

While not confirmed, evidence suggests that CVE-2024-1557 could potentially be exploited to execute arbitrary code.

5

Who is the vendor for CVE-2024-1557?

The vendor for CVE-2024-1557 is Mozilla, the organization behind the Firefox browser.

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