CVE-2024-2608

HIGH8.4

`AppendEncodedAttributeValue(), ExtraSpaceNeededForAttrEncoding()` and `AppendEncodedCharacters()` could have experienced integer overflows, causing underallocation of an output buffer leading to an out of bounds write

Published Mar 19, 2024

Modified 1 years ago

Fix available

Details

AppendEncodedAttributeValue(), ExtraSpaceNeededForAttrEncoding() and AppendEncodedCharacters() could have experienced integer overflows, causing underallocation of an output buffer leading to an out of bounds write. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 124, Firefox ESR < 115.9, and Thunderbird < 115.9.

Affected Packages

Firefox

Ubuntu 14.04 LTSUbuntu 16.04 LTSUbuntu 18.04 LTSUbuntu 20.04 LTSUbuntu 22.04 LTS

Fixed in:

124

Mozilla Firefox

Windows 10 (1507)Windows 10 (1607) / Server 2016Windows 10 (1703)Windows 10 (1709)Windows 10 (1803)

Fixed in:

124

Mozilla Firefox ESR

Windows 10 (1507)Windows 10 (1607) / Server 2016Windows 10 (1703)Windows 10 (1709)Windows 10 (1803)

Fixed in:

115.9

Mozilla.Firefox

Windows 10 (1507)Windows 10 (1607) / Server 2016Windows 10 (1703)Windows 10 (1709)Windows 10 (1803)

Fixed in:

124

Firefox ESR

macOS 14macOS 15macOS 26

Fixed in:

115.9

Thunderbird

macOS 14macOS 15macOS 26

Fixed in:

115.9

References

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1880692

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00022.html

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00028.html

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-2608

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-12/

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-13/

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-14/

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

8.4

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

HighA:H

8.4/CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Ecosystems(35)

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Timeline

PublishedMar 19, 2024

ModifiedMar 13, 2025

CVE-2024-2608 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence