CVE-2024-9680: Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Vulnerability
CVE-2024-9680 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2024-10-15
A use-after-free vulnerability in Animation timelines within Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird allows a remote attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution in the content process. This vulnerability has been reported as being exploited in the wild.
Yes. CVE-2024-9680 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 15 October 2024. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2024-9680?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 15 October 2024.
Which products and versions are affected?
Mozilla Firefox < 131.0.2; Mozilla Firefox ESR < 128.3.1; Mozilla Firefox ESR < 115.16.1; Mozilla Thunderbird < 131.0.1; and 2 more.
Is there a fix for CVE-2024-9680?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2024-9680 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-9680?
Check whether you run Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox ESR or Mozilla Thunderbird. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Affected products
Mozilla Firefox < 131.0.2
Mozilla Firefox ESR < 128.3.1
Mozilla Firefox ESR < 115.16.1
Mozilla Thunderbird < 131.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird < 128.3.1
Mozilla Thunderbird < 115.16.0
Timeline
2024-10-15: disclosed
2024-10-15: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
2024-10-15: advisory: Mozilla published security advisories MFSA2024-51 and MFSA2024-52