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CVE-2024-2612: If an attacker could find a way to trigger a particular code path in `SafeRefPtr`, it could have triggered a crash or potentially be leveraged to...

Description

If an attacker could find a way to trigger a particular code path in `SafeRefPtr`, it could have triggered a crash or potentially be leveraged to achieve code execution. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 124, Firefox ESR < 115.9, and Thunderbird < 115.9.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-2612

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=1879444
https://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

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