Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox ESR 140.4, Thunderbird ESR 140.4, Firefox 144 and Thunderbird 144
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 15 fixed, 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox ESR 140.3, Thunderbird ESR 140.3, Firefox 143 and Thunderbird 143. 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 144, Firefox ESR 140.4, Thunderbird 144, and Thunderbird 140.4.
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 | — | 140.4, 144 | Patch available | CNA |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | — | 140.4, 144 | Patch available | CNA |
- Firefox VendorMozilla Affected — Fixed in 140.4, 144 Patch available CNA
- Thunderbird VendorMozilla Affected — Fixed in 140.4, 144 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* | before 140.4.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | before 144.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* | before 140.4.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | before 144.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* Versions before 140.4.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions before 144.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* Versions before 140.4.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions before 144.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 140.4, 144
- Fix · CNA Thunderbird (Mozilla) Fixed in 140.4, 144
Red Hat 21 advisories
- RHSA-2025:21059 Released 2025-11-12 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) firefox-140.4.0-3.el9_4, firefox-x11-140.4.0-3.el9_4
- RHSA-2025:21064 Released 2025-11-12 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) firefox-140.4.0-3.el9_2, firefox-x11-140.4.0-3.el9_2
- RHSA-2025:21057 Released 2025-11-12 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) firefox-140.4.0-3.el8_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) firefox-140.4.0-3.el8_8
Show 18 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2025:21056 Released 2025-11-12 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) firefox-140.4.0-3.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) firefox-140.4.0-3.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) firefox-140.4.0-3.el8_6
- RHSA-2025:21058 Released 2025-11-12 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) firefox-140.4.0-3.el9_0
- RHSA-2025:21055 Released 2025-11-12 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) firefox-140.4.0-3.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) firefox-140.4.0-3.el8_4
- RHSA-2025:21054 Released 2025-11-12 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) firefox-140.4.0-3.el8_2
- RHSA-2025:19944 Released 2025-11-10 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) thunderbird-140.4.0-2.el9_2
- RHSA-2025:19938 Released 2025-11-10 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) thunderbird-140.4.0-2.el8_2
- RHSA-2025:19945 Released 2025-11-10 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) thunderbird-140.4.0-2.el9_4
- RHSA-2025:19943 Released 2025-11-10 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) thunderbird-140.4.0-2.el9_0
- RHSA-2025:19942 Released 2025-11-10 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) thunderbird-140.4.0-2.el8_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) thunderbird-140.4.0-2.el8_8
- RHSA-2025:19941 Released 2025-11-10 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) thunderbird-140.4.0-2.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) thunderbird-140.4.0-2.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) thunderbird-140.4.0-2.el8_6
- RHSA-2025:19939 Released 2025-11-10 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) thunderbird-140.4.0-2.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) thunderbird-140.4.0-2.el8_4
- RHSA-2025:19278 Released 2025-10-30 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) firefox-140.4.0-4.el7_9
- RHSA-2025:18983 Released 2025-10-22 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) thunderbird-140.4.0-2.el8_10
- RHSA-2025:18321 Released 2025-10-20 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) thunderbird-140.4.0-2.el9_6
- RHSA-2025:18320 Released 2025-10-20 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) thunderbird-140.4.0-2.el10_0
- RHSA-2025:18285 Released 2025-10-20 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) firefox-140.4.0-3.el8_10
- RHSA-2025:18155 Released 2025-10-15 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) firefox-140.4.0-3.el9_6, firefox-x11-140.4.0-3.el9_6
- RHSA-2025:18154 Released 2025-10-15 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) firefox-140.4.0-3.el10_0
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. 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 AppStream (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:18154, RHSA-2025:18320 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:18285, RHSA-2025:18983 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:18155, RHSA-2025:18321 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:19938, RHSA-2025:21054 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:19939, RHSA-2025:21055 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:19941, RHSA-2025:21056 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:19941, RHSA-2025:21056 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:19942, RHSA-2025:21057 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:19943, RHSA-2025:21058 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:19944, RHSA-2025:21064 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:19945, RHSA-2025:21059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:19939, RHSA-2025:21055 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:19941, RHSA-2025:21056 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:19942, RHSA-2025:21057 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:19278 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-11715
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vpvq-m4pf-x2cp
References
Advisory 4
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Sources
- CVE-2025-11715 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-11715 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vpvq-m4pf-x2cp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-11715 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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