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CVE-2024-3856 (GCVE-0-2024-3856)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-04-16 15:14 – Updated: 2024-08-12 20:42
VLAI
Summary
A use-after-free could occur during WASM execution if garbage collection ran during the creation of an array. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 125.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-08-12 20:40 UTC
CWE
  • Use-after-free in WASM garbage collection
  • CWE-416 - Use After Free
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Mozilla Firefox Affected: unspecified , < 125 (custom)
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mozilla firefox Affected: 0 , < 125 (custom)
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Credits
Nan Wang
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