Uncontrolled resource consumption in Mozilla Firefox
Priority LOW 39CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
Denial-of-service due to out-of-memory in the Graphics: WebRender component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 142, Firefox ESR 140.2, Thunderbird 142, and Thunderbird 140.2.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00411 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Firefox (Mozilla): 140.2, 142Thunderbird (Mozilla): 140.2, 142Red Hat: 21 advisories
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 | — | 140.2, 142 | Patch available | CNA |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | — | 140.2, 142 | Patch available | CNA |
- Firefox VendorMozilla Affected — Fixed in 140.2, 142 Patch available CNA
- Thunderbird VendorMozilla Affected — Fixed in 140.2, 142 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* | before 140.2.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | before 142.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* | before 140.2.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | before 142.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* Versions before 140.2.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions before 142.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* Versions before 140.2.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions before 142.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 140.2, 142
- Fix · CNA Thunderbird (Mozilla) Fixed in 140.2, 142
Red Hat 21 advisories
- RHSA-2025:15535 Released 2025-09-09 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) thunderbird-128.14.0-3.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) thunderbird-128.14.0-3.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) thunderbird-128.14.0-3.el8_6
- RHSA-2025:15496 Released 2025-09-08 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) thunderbird-128.14.0-3.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) thunderbird-128.14.0-3.el8_4
- RHSA-2025:15438 Released 2025-09-08 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) thunderbird-128.14.0-3.el8_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) thunderbird-128.14.0-3.el8_8
Show 18 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2025:15435 Released 2025-09-08 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) thunderbird-128.14.0-3.el9_2
- RHSA-2025:15434 Released 2025-09-08 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) thunderbird-128.14.0-3.el9_4
- RHSA-2025:15437 Released 2025-09-08 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) thunderbird-128.14.0-3.el8_2
- RHSA-2025:15436 Released 2025-09-08 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) thunderbird-128.14.0-3.el9_0
- RHSA-2025:15430 Released 2025-09-08 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) firefox-128.14.0-2.el7_9
- RHSA-2025:15423 Released 2025-09-08 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) firefox-128.14.0-2.el9_4, firefox-x11-128.14.0-2.el9_4
- RHSA-2025:15424 Released 2025-09-08 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) firefox-128.14.0-2.el8_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) firefox-128.14.0-2.el8_8
- RHSA-2025:15422 Released 2025-09-08 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) firefox-128.14.0-2.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) firefox-128.14.0-2.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) firefox-128.14.0-2.el8_6
- RHSA-2025:15420 Released 2025-09-08 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) firefox-128.14.0-2.el9_0
- RHSA-2025:15421 Released 2025-09-08 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) firefox-128.14.0-2.el9_2, firefox-x11-128.14.0-2.el9_2
- RHSA-2025:15418 Released 2025-09-08 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) firefox-128.14.0-2.el8_2
- RHSA-2025:15419 Released 2025-09-08 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) firefox-128.14.0-2.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) firefox-128.14.0-2.el8_4
- RHSA-2025:14844 Released 2025-08-28 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) thunderbird-128.14.0-3.el10_0
- RHSA-2025:14743 Released 2025-08-27 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) thunderbird-128.14.0-3.el8_10
- RHSA-2025:14640 Released 2025-08-26 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) thunderbird-128.14.0-3.el9_6
- RHSA-2025:14442 Released 2025-08-25 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) firefox-128.14.0-2.el8_10
- RHSA-2025:14416 Released 2025-08-25 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) firefox-128.14.0-2.el9_6, firefox-x11-128.14.0-2.el9_6
- RHSA-2025:14417 Released 2025-08-25 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) firefox-128.14.0-2.el10_0
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:14417, RHSA-2025:14844 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:14442, RHSA-2025:14743 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:14416, RHSA-2025:14640 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:15418, RHSA-2025:15437 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:15419, RHSA-2025:15496 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:15422, RHSA-2025:15535 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:15422, RHSA-2025:15535 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:15424, RHSA-2025:15438 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:15420, RHSA-2025:15436 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:15421, RHSA-2025:15435 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:15423, RHSA-2025:15434 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:15419, RHSA-2025:15496 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:15422, RHSA-2025:15535 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:15424, RHSA-2025:15438 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:15430 |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-9182
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mv5m-p837-6xm9
References
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- TI-2023-04799 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-04477 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-9182 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-9182 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mv5m-p837-6xm9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-9182 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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