Description

A double-free issue could have occurred in `sec_pkcs7_decoder_start_decrypt()` when handling an error path. Under specific conditions, the same symmetric key could have been freed twice, potentially leading to memory corruption. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 133 and Thunderbird < 133.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-11704

CVSS Base Severity: CRITICAL

CVSS Base Score: 9.8

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

Affected Products

Vendor: Mozilla

Product: Firefox

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.05% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 17.81% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-03 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1899402
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-63/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-67/

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