CVE-2025-5262 (GCVE-0-2025-5262)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-05-27 12:29 – Updated: 2025-08-25 18:18
VLAI
EPSS
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Summary
A double-free could have occurred in `vpx_codec_enc_init_multi` after a failed allocation when initializing the encoder for WebRTC. This could have caused memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 139 and Thunderbird < 128.11.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-05-27 15:33 UTC
CWE
- Double-free in libvpx encoder
- CWE-415 - Double Free
Assigner
References
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Thunderbird |
Affected:
unspecified , < 139
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird |
Affected:
unspecified , < 128.11
(custom)
|
guessed |
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