Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 135, Thunderbird 135, Firefox ESR 128.7, and Thunderbird 128.7
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 14 fixed, 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 134, Thunderbird 134, Firefox ESR 128.6, and Thunderbird 128.6. 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 was fixed in Firefox 135, Firefox ESR 128.7, Thunderbird 128.7, and Thunderbird 135.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 | — | 128.7, 135 | Patch available | CNA |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | — | 128.7, 135 | Patch available | CNA |
- Firefox VendorMozilla Affected — Fixed in 128.7, 135 Patch available CNA
- Thunderbird VendorMozilla Affected — Fixed in 128.7, 135 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* | before 128.7.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | before 135.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* | 128.0.1 to before 128.7.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | 131.0 to before 135.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* Versions before 128.7.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions before 135.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* Versions 128.0.1 to before 128.7.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 131.0 to before 135.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 128.7, 135
- Fix · CNA Thunderbird (Mozilla) Fixed in 128.7, 135
Red Hat 19 advisories
- RHSA-2025:1348 Released 2025-02-12 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) thunderbird-128.7.0-1.el8_2
- RHSA-2025:1341 Released 2025-02-12 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) thunderbird-128.7.0-1.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) thunderbird-128.7.0-1.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) thunderbird-128.7.0-1.el8_6
- RHSA-2025:1340 Released 2025-02-12 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8) thunderbird-128.7.0-1.el8_8
Show 16 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2025:1339 Released 2025-02-12 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) thunderbird-128.7.0-1.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4) thunderbird-128.7.0-1.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4) thunderbird-128.7.0-1.el8_4
- RHSA-2025:1318 Released 2025-02-11 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) thunderbird-128.7.0-1.el9_4
- RHSA-2025:1317 Released 2025-02-11 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) thunderbird-128.7.0-1.el9_2
- RHSA-2025:1319 Released 2025-02-11 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) thunderbird-128.7.0-1.el9_0
- RHSA-2025:1292 Released 2025-02-11 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) thunderbird-128.7.0-1.el8_10
- RHSA-2025:1283 Released 2025-02-11 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) firefox-128.7.0-1.el8_10
- RHSA-2025:1184 Released 2025-02-10 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) thunderbird-128.7.0-1.el9_5
- RHSA-2025:1140 Released 2025-02-06 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) firefox-128.7.0-1.el9_4, firefox-x11-128.7.0-1.el9_4
- RHSA-2025:1139 Released 2025-02-06 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) firefox-128.7.0-1.el9_2, firefox-x11-128.7.0-1.el9_2
- RHSA-2025:1137 Released 2025-02-06 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8) firefox-128.7.0-1.el8_8
- RHSA-2025:1132 Released 2025-02-06 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) firefox-128.7.0-1.el7_9
- RHSA-2025:1136 Released 2025-02-06 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) firefox-128.7.0-1.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) firefox-128.7.0-1.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) firefox-128.7.0-1.el8_6
- RHSA-2025:1138 Released 2025-02-06 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) firefox-128.7.0-1.el9_0
- RHSA-2025:1135 Released 2025-02-06 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) firefox-128.7.0-1.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4) firefox-128.7.0-1.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4) firefox-128.7.0-1.el8_4
- RHSA-2025:1133 Released 2025-02-06 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) firefox-128.7.0-1.el8_2
- RHSA-2025:1066 Released 2025-02-05 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) firefox-128.7.0-1.el9_5, firefox-x11-128.7.0-1.el9_5
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet |
| 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 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:1283, RHSA-2025:1292 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:1066, RHSA-2025:1184 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:1133, RHSA-2025:1348 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:1135, RHSA-2025:1339 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:1136, RHSA-2025:1341 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:1135, RHSA-2025:1339 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:1136, RHSA-2025:1341 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:1138, RHSA-2025:1319 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:1137, RHSA-2025:1340 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:1139, RHSA-2025:1317 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:1140, RHSA-2025:1318 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:1135, RHSA-2025:1339 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:1136, RHSA-2025:1341 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:1132 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-1017
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2ccw-r7qp-2p9j
References
Advisory 4
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Sources
- CVE-2025-1017 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-1017 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2ccw-r7qp-2p9j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-1017 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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