CVE-2024-9680
An attacker was able to achieve code execution in the content process by exploiting a use-after-free in Animation timelines. We have had…
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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.
Exploited in the wild
CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Vulnerability.
- Added
- 15 Oct 2024
- Fix due (US federal)
- 5 Nov 2024
- Used by ransomware
- Known
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 23.2% · top 2.2% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: active · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
- Use-after-free in Animation timeline
- CWE-416 Use After Free (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-416 and its CVEs
Affected products
- affected unspecified – < 131.0.2
- affected unspecified – < 128.3.1
- affected unspecified – < 115.16.1
- affected unspecified – < 131.0.1
- affected unspecified – < 128.3.1
- affected unspecified – < 115.16.0
References (8)
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1923344 (opens in a new tab)
- Windows sandbox escape detected with the in-the-wild exploit (opens in a new tab)
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-51/ (opens in a new tab)
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-52/ (opens in a new tab)
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-9680 (opens in a new tab)government-resource
- https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=281992 (opens in a new tab)
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00005.html (opens in a new tab)
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00006.html (opens in a new tab)
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)
- CISA KEV catalog (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)
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