CVE-2024-5701

Reference Links

• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1890909%2C1891422%2C1893915%2C1894047%2C1896024
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-25/
• https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2024-5701
• https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2024-25/
• https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2024-25/#CVE-2024-5701
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-5701
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-5701
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5701
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-5701

Parent vulnerabilities

(Appears in the following advisories)

• MFSA2024-25

Peer vulnerabilities

(Found alongside the following vulnerabilities)

• CVE-2024-5687
• CVE-2024-5688
• CVE-2024-5689
• CVE-2024-5690
• CVE-2024-5691
• CVE-2024-5692
• CVE-2024-5693
• CVE-2024-5694
• CVE-2024-5695
• CVE-2024-5696
• CVE-2024-5697
• CVE-2024-5698
• CVE-2024-5699
• CVE-2024-5700
• CVE-2024-5701

Frequently Asked Questions

• What is the severity of CVE-2024-5701?

  CVE-2024-5701 is considered a high-severity vulnerability due to evidence of memory corruption that could potentially allow arbitrary code execution.

• How do I fix CVE-2024-5701?

  To fix CVE-2024-5701, users should upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 127 or later, or to the patched version 131.0.2-2 for Debian.

• What versions of Firefox are affected by CVE-2024-5701?

  CVE-2024-5701 affects Firefox versions prior to 127.

• Can CVE-2024-5701 be exploited?

  Yes, CVE-2024-5701 contains memory safety bugs that, with sufficient effort, could potentially be exploited to run arbitrary code.

• Who is the vendor for CVE-2024-5701?

  The vendor for CVE-2024-5701 is Mozilla, the organization responsible for developing Firefox.