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CVE-2024-2608: `AppendEncodedAttributeValue(), ExtraSpaceNeededForAttrEncoding()` and `AppendEncodedCharacters()` could have experienced integer overflows,...
Description
`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.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2024-2608
Affected Products
Vendor: Mozilla
Product: Firefox
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 12.91% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-03-14 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1880692https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-12/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-13/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-14/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00022.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00028.html