Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 128, Firefox ESR 115.13, Thunderbird 128, and Thunderbird 115.13
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 14 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 127, Firefox ESR 115.12, and Thunderbird 115.12. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 128, Firefox ESR < 115.13, Thunderbird < 115.13, and Thunderbird < 128.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | before 128 | 128 | Patch available | CNA |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | before 115.13 | 115.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | before 115.13 | 115.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | before 128 | 128 | Patch available | CNA |
- Firefox VendorMozilla Affected before 128 Fixed in 128 Patch available CNA
- Firefox ESR VendorMozilla Affected before 115.13 Fixed in 115.13 Patch available CNA
- Thunderbird VendorMozilla Affected before 115.13 Fixed in 115.13 Patch available CNA
- Thunderbird VendorMozilla Affected before 128 Fixed in 128 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 128
- Fix · CNA Firefox ESR (Mozilla) Fixed in 115.13
- Fix · CNA Thunderbird (Mozilla) Fixed in 115.13
- Fix · CNA Thunderbird (Mozilla) Fixed in 128
Red Hat 17 advisories
- RHSA-2024:4894 Released 2024-07-29 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) thunderbird-115.13.0-3.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) thunderbird-115.13.0-3.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) thunderbird-115.13.0-3.el8_6
- RHSA-2024:4718 Released 2024-07-23 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8) thunderbird-115.13.0-3.el8_8
- RHSA-2024:4717 Released 2024-07-23 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) thunderbird-115.13.0-3.el8_2
Show 14 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2024:4670 Released 2024-07-22 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) thunderbird-115.13.0-3.el9_2
- RHSA-2024:4673 Released 2024-07-22 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) firefox-115.13.0-3.el9_2, firefox-x11-115.13.0-3.el9_2
- RHSA-2024:4671 Released 2024-07-22 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) thunderbird-115.13.0-3.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4) thunderbird-115.13.0-3.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4) thunderbird-115.13.0-3.el8_4
- RHSA-2024:4635 Released 2024-07-18 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) thunderbird-115.13.0-3.el8_10
- RHSA-2024:4634 Released 2024-07-18 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) firefox-115.13.0-3.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) firefox-115.13.0-3.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) firefox-115.13.0-3.el8_6
- RHSA-2024:4624 Released 2024-07-18 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) thunderbird-115.13.0-3.el9_4
- RHSA-2024:4625 Released 2024-07-18 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) thunderbird-115.13.0-3.el9_0
- RHSA-2024:4610 Released 2024-07-18 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) firefox-115.13.0-3.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4) firefox-115.13.0-3.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4) firefox-115.13.0-3.el8_4
- RHSA-2024:4590 Released 2024-07-17 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8) firefox-115.13.0-3.el8_8
- RHSA-2024:4586 Released 2024-07-17 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) firefox-115.13.0-3.el8_2
- RHSA-2024:4517 Released 2024-07-11 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) firefox-115.13.0-3.el8_10
- RHSA-2024:4508 Released 2024-07-11 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) firefox-115.13.0-3.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS) firefox-115.13.0-3.el7_9
- RHSA-2024:4500 Released 2024-07-11 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) firefox-115.13.0-3.el9_4, firefox-x11-115.13.0-3.el9_4
- RHSA-2024:4501 Released 2024-07-11 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) firefox-115.13.0-3.el9_0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Mozilla Firefox 128
16 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 12 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-06123 Memory corruption in NSSPriority MEDIUM 51
- TI-2024-06132 Incorrect handling of SameSite cookiesPriority MEDIUM 50
- TI-2024-06128 Leaving pointerlock by pressing the escape key could be preventedPriority MEDIUM 41
- Release ·
Mozilla Thunderbird 128
15 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM, 12 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-06123 Memory corruption in NSSPriority MEDIUM 51
- TI-2024-06132 Incorrect handling of SameSite cookiesPriority MEDIUM 50
- TI-2024-06128 Leaving pointerlock by pressing the escape key could be preventedPriority MEDIUM 41
Show 1 more group
- Release ·
Mozilla Firefox ESR, Thunderbird 115.13
5 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-06123 Memory corruption in NSSPriority MEDIUM 51
- TI-2024-06124 Memory corruption in thread creationPriority LOW 35
- TI-2024-06121 Memory corruption in WebGL APIPriority LOW 28
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:4517, RHSA-2024:4635 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:4500, RHSA-2024:4624 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:4586, RHSA-2024:4717 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:4610, RHSA-2024:4671 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:4634, RHSA-2024:4894 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:4610, RHSA-2024:4671 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:4634, RHSA-2024:4894 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:4501, RHSA-2024:4625 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:4590, RHSA-2024:4718 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:4670, RHSA-2024:4673 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:4610, RHSA-2024:4671 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:4634, RHSA-2024:4894 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:4508 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:4508 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-6604
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9vqr-5j64-p9wr
References
Advisory 4
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Sources
- CVE-2024-6604 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-6604 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9vqr-5j64-p9wr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-6604 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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