Description
An attacker was able to achieve code execution in the content process by exploiting a use-after-free in Animation timelines. We have had reports of this vulnerability being exploited in the wild. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 131.0.2, Firefox ESR < 128.3.1, Firefox ESR < 115.16.1, Thunderbird < 131.0.1, Thunderbird < 128.3.1, and Thunderbird < 115.16.0.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 9.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | >= unspecified, < 131.0.2 |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | >= unspecified, < 128.3.1 |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | >= unspecified, < 115.16.1 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | >= unspecified, < 131.0.1 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | >= unspecified, < 128.3.1 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | >= unspecified, < 115.16.0 |
| mozilla | firefox | < 131.0.2 |
| mozilla | firefox_esr | < 128.3.1; < 115.16.1 |
| mozilla | firefox_esr | < 128.3.1; < 115.16.1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | < 131.0.1; < 128.3.1; < 115.16.0 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | < 131.0.1; < 128.3.1; < 115.16.0 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | < 131.0.1; < 128.3.1; < 115.16.0 |
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1923344Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49039Not Applicable, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-51/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-52/Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=281992Issue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00005.htmlMailing List
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00006.htmlMailing List
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-9680US Government Resource
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 9, 2024
- Last modified
- Aug 4, 2026
- Added to CISA KEV
- Oct 15, 2024
- NVD status
- Analyzed