CVE-2024-9680 — Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Vulnerability
CVE-2024-9680: Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Vulnerability
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)
| Vendor / project | Mozilla |
| Product | Firefox |
| Date added | 2024-10-15 |
| Due date | 2024-11-05 |
| Ransomware campaign use | Known |
Description
Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR contain a use-after-free vulnerability in Animation timelines that allows for code execution in the content process.
Required action (CISA)
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Notes
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2024-51/ ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9680
References
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9680
- KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog