CVE-2024-2608 json
`AppendEncodedAttributeValue(), ExtraSpaceNeededForAttrEncoding()` and `AppendEncodedCharacters()` could have experienced integer overflows…
published 2024-03-19 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-27557
- cvss
- 8.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 32%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
`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.
Patch / fix
- Mozilla Firefox 124
- Mozilla Firefox ESR 115.9
- Mozilla Thunderbird 115.9
- mozilla firefox_esr 115.9
- firefox-esr Debian 12 115.9.0esr-1~deb12u1
- firefox-esr Debian 14, Debian 13 115.9.0esr-1
- thunderbird Debian 12 1:115.9.0-1~deb12u1
- thunderbird Debian 14, Debian 13 1:115.9.0-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2024-2608
- firefox Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 124.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- thunderbird Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 1:115.9.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- thunderbird Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 1:115.9.0+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2024-2608
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- firefox RHEL 7 115.9.1-1.el7_9
- firefox RHEL 9 115.9.1-1.el9_3
- firefox-x11 RHEL 9 115.9.1-1.el9_3
- thunderbird RHEL 7 115.9.0-1.el7_9
- thunderbird RHEL 9 115.9.0-1.el9_3
- firefox RHEL 8 115.9.1-1.el8_9
- thunderbird RHEL 8 115.9.0-1.el8_9
- firefox RHEL 8.6 EUS 115.9.1-1.el8_6
red hat advisories RHSA-2024:1489RHSA-2024:1490RHSA-2024:1491RHSA-2024:1499RHSA-2024:1488RHSA-2024:1500
- MozillaThunderbird SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP5, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP5, openSUSE Leap 15.5 115.9.0-150200.8.154.1
- MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES for SAP 15 SP3, SLES for SAP 15 SP2 +10 more 115.9.1-150200.152.131.1
- MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5 115.9.0-112.203.2
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2024:1147-1SUSE-SU-2024:1002-1SUSE-SU-2024:0971-1
- firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
- MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Tumbleweed 115.9.0-1.1
- MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 124.0.1-1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:13789-1openSUSE-SU-2024:13795-1
- firefox AlmaLinux 8 115.9.1-1.el8_9.alma.1
- firefox AlmaLinux 9 115.9.1-1.el9_3.alma.1
- firefox-x11 AlmaLinux 9 115.9.1-1.el9_3.alma.1
- thunderbird AlmaLinux 9 115.9.0-1.el9_3.alma.1
- thunderbird AlmaLinux 8 115.9.0-1.el8_9.alma.1
almalinux advisories ALSA-2024:1484ALSA-2024:1485ALSA-2024:1493ALSA-2024:1494
- firefox Rocky Linux 8 115.9.1-1.el8_9
- thunderbird Rocky Linux 8 115.9.0-1.el8_9
rocky linux advisories RLSA-2024:1484RLSA-2024:1494
- firefox-esr Alpine 3.19, Alpine 3.18 115.9.0-r0
alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2024-2608
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Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2024-2608 updated cvss 7.5
Mozilla: Integer overflow could have led to out of bounds write
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 firefox, thunderbirdaffected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) firefox 115.9.1-1.el8_9, thunderbird 115.9.0-1.el8_9fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1484
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) firefox 115.9.1-1.el9_3, firefox-x11 115.9.1-1.el9_3, thunderbird 115.9.0-1.el9_3fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1485
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) firefox 115.9.1-1.el8_2, thunderbird 115.9.0-1.el8_2fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1490
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) firefox 115.9.1-1.el8_4, thunderbird 115.9.0-1.el8_4fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1491
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.2) firefox 115.9.1-1.el8_2, thunderbird 115.9.0-1.el8_2fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1490
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4) firefox 115.9.1-1.el8_4, thunderbird 115.9.0-1.el8_4fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1491
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6) firefox 115.9.1-1.el8_6, thunderbird 115.9.0-1.el8_6fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1489
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8) firefox 115.9.1-1.el8_8, thunderbird 115.9.0-1.el8_8fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1488
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0) firefox 115.9.1-1.el9_0, thunderbird 115.9.0-1.el9_0fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1487
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) firefox 115.9.1-1.el9_2, firefox-x11 115.9.1-1.el9_2, thunderbird 115.9.0-1.el9_2fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1483
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v. 8.2) firefox 115.9.1-1.el8_2, thunderbird 115.9.0-1.el8_2fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1490
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4) firefox 115.9.1-1.el8_4, thunderbird 115.9.0-1.el8_4fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1491
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox 115.9.1-1.el7_9, thunderbird 115.9.0-1.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox 115.9.1-1.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox 115.9.1-1.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox 115.9.1-1.el7_9, thunderbird 115.9.0-1.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox 115.9.1-1.el7_9, thunderbird 115.9.0-1.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox 115.9.1-1.el7_9fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1486
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CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- bugzilla.mozilla.org https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1880692 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 8.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox
- Mozilla Firefox ESR
- Mozilla Thunderbird
- mozilla firefox_esr
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-680 Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow
References
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bugzilla.mozilla.org
/show_bug.cgi?id=1880692
exploit, issue-tracking, vendor-advisory
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mozilla.org
/security/advisories/mfsa2024-12/
vendor-advisory
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mozilla.org
/security/advisories/mfsa2024-13/
vendor-advisory
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mozilla.org
/security/advisories/mfsa2024-14/
vendor-advisory
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lists.debian.org
/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00022.html
mailing-list
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lists.debian.org
/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00028.html
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-2608
- NVD CVE-2024-2608
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