A use-after-free can occur during buffer storage operations within the ANGLE graphics library, used for WebGL content. The buffer storage…

Description

A use-after-free can occur during buffer storage operations within the ANGLE graphics library, used for WebGL content. The buffer storage can be freed while still in use in some circumstances, leading to a potentially exploitable crash. Note: This issue is in "libGLES", which is only in use on Windows. Other operating systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52 and Thunderbird < 52.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

1.7% · top 22% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.

Weakness

• Use-after-free in Buffer Storage in libGLES
• CWE-416 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-416 and its CVEs

Affected products

• Mozilla · Firefox

  • affected unspecified – < 52

• Mozilla · Thunderbird

  • affected unspecified – < 52

References (5)

• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1325511 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 1037966 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 96692 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

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Record last updated 5 Aug 2024, 14:55 UTC.