Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-122Published · Updated
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: 25 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-122 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Heap buffer overflow in libvpx. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 147.0.4, Firefox ESR 140.7.1, Firefox ESR 115.32.1, Thunderbird 140.7.2, and Thunderbird 147.0.2.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00699 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Firefox (Mozilla): 115.32.1, 140.7.1, 147.0.4Thunderbird (Mozilla): 140.7.2, 147.0.2Red Hat: 42 advisoriesRed Hat: 25 fixed, 2 without a fix
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 | — | 115.32.1, 140.7.1, 147.0.4 | Patch available | CNA |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | — | 140.7.2, 147.0.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Firefox VendorMozilla Affected — Fixed in 115.32.1, 140.7.1, 147.0.4 Patch available CNA
- Thunderbird VendorMozilla Affected — Fixed in 140.7.2, 147.0.2 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* | before 115.32.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | before 147.0.4 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* | 116.0 to before 140.7.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 140.7.2; 141.0 to before 147.0.2 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* Versions before 115.32.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions before 147.0.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* Versions 116.0 to before 140.7.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 140.7.2; 141.0 to before 147.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 115.32.1, 140.7.1, 147.0.4
- Fix · CNA Thunderbird (Mozilla) Fixed in 140.7.2, 147.0.2
Red Hat 42 advisories
- RHSA-2026:16174 Released 2026-05-12 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AI Inference Server 3.3.3 (Spyre)
- Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.3 registry.redhat.io/rhaiis/vllm-spyre-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:8748 Released 2026-04-17 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AI Inference Server Model Optimization Tools 3.3.1 (CUDA)
- Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.3 registry.redhat.io/rhaiis/model-opt-cuda-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:8746 Released 2026-04-17 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AI Inference Server 3.3.1 (CUDA)
- Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.3 registry.redhat.io/rhaiis/vllm-cuda-rhel9
Show 39 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2026:8747 Released 2026-04-17 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AI Inference Server 3.3.1 (ROCm)
- Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.3 registry.redhat.io/rhaiis/vllm-rocm-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:5326 Released 2026-03-23 · Red Hat rating Importantlibvpx security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) libvpx-1.9.0-7.el9_0.3
- RHSA-2026:5324 Released 2026-03-23 · Red Hat rating Importantlibvpx security update
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.4) libvpx-devel-1.9.0-7.el9_4.3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) libvpx-1.9.0-7.el9_4.3
- RHSA-2026:5320 Released 2026-03-23 · Red Hat rating Importantlibvpx security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) libvpx-1.3.0-8.el7_9.3, libvpx-1.3.0-8.el7_9.3.ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS) libvpx-devel-1.3.0-8.el7_9.3, libvpx-devel-1.3.0-8.el7_9.3.ppc, libvpx-utils-1.3.0-8.el7_9.3
- RHSA-2026:5323 Released 2026-03-23 · Red Hat rating Importantlibvpx security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) libvpx-1.7.0-10.el8_4.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) libvpx-1.7.0-10.el8_4.2
- RHSA-2026:5319 Released 2026-03-23 · Red Hat rating Importantlibvpx security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) libvpx-1.9.0-7.el9_2.3
- RHSA-2026:5231 Released 2026-03-23 · Red Hat rating Importantlibvpx security update
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.6) libvpx-devel-1.9.0-9.el9_6.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) libvpx-1.9.0-9.el9_6.1
- RHSA-2026:5229 Released 2026-03-23 · Red Hat rating Importantlibvpx security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) libvpx-1.7.0-10.el8_6.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) libvpx-1.7.0-10.el8_6.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) libvpx-1.7.0-10.el8_6.2
- RHSA-2026:5230 Released 2026-03-23 · Red Hat rating Importantlibvpx security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) libvpx-1.7.0-10.el8_8.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) libvpx-1.7.0-10.el8_8.2
- RHSA-2026:5227 Released 2026-03-23 · Red Hat rating Importantlibvpx security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) libvpx-1.14.1-3.el10_0.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v. 10.0) libvpx-devel-1.14.1-3.el10_0.1
- RHSA-2026:5228 Released 2026-03-23 · Red Hat rating Importantlibvpx security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) libvpx-1.7.0-8.el8_2.2
- RHSA-2026:4629 Released 2026-03-16 · Red Hat rating Importantlibvpx security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) libvpx-1.14.1-6.el10_1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) libvpx-devel-1.14.1-6.el10_1
- RHSA-2026:4447 Released 2026-03-12 · Red Hat rating Importantlibvpx security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) libvpx-1.9.0-10.el9_7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) libvpx-devel-1.9.0-10.el9_7
- RHSA-2026:4432 Released 2026-03-12 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) thunderbird-140.8.0-1.el8_2
- RHSA-2026:4260 Released 2026-03-11 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) thunderbird-140.8.0-2.el10_0
- RHSA-2026:4152 Released 2026-03-10 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) firefox-140.8.0-2.el9_2, firefox-x11-140.8.0-2.el9_2
- RHSA-2026:3976 Released 2026-03-09 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) firefox-140.8.0-2.el10_0
- RHSA-2026:4022 Released 2026-03-09 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) thunderbird-140.8.0-1.el8_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) thunderbird-140.8.0-1.el8_8
- RHSA-2026:3982 Released 2026-03-09 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) thunderbird-140.8.0-1.el9_6
- RHSA-2026:3981 Released 2026-03-09 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) thunderbird-140.8.0-1.el9_4
- RHSA-2026:3984 Released 2026-03-09 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) firefox-140.8.0-2.el7_9
- RHSA-2026:3980 Released 2026-03-09 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) thunderbird-140.8.0-2.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) thunderbird-140.8.0-2.el8_4
- RHSA-2026:3979 Released 2026-03-09 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) thunderbird-140.8.0-1.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) thunderbird-140.8.0-1.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) thunderbird-140.8.0-1.el8_6
- RHSA-2026:3978 Released 2026-03-09 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) thunderbird-140.8.0-1.el9_2
- RHSA-2026:3983 Released 2026-03-09 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) thunderbird-140.8.0-1.el9_0
- RHSA-2026:3967 Released 2026-03-09 · Red Hat rating Importantlibvpx security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) libvpx-1.7.0-13.el8_10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) libvpx-devel-1.7.0-13.el8_10
- RHSA-2026:3516 Released 2026-03-02 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) thunderbird-140.8.0-1.el9_7
- RHSA-2026:3517 Released 2026-03-02 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) thunderbird-140.8.0-2.el10_1
- RHSA-2026:3515 Released 2026-03-02 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) thunderbird-140.8.0-1.el8_10
- RHSA-2026:3496 Released 2026-03-02 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) firefox-140.8.0-2.el9_4, firefox-x11-140.8.0-2.el9_4
- RHSA-2026:3497 Released 2026-03-02 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) firefox-140.8.0-2.el9_6, firefox-x11-140.8.0-2.el9_6
- RHSA-2026:3495 Released 2026-03-02 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) firefox-140.8.0-2.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) firefox-140.8.0-2.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) firefox-140.8.0-2.el8_6
- RHSA-2026:3494 Released 2026-03-02 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) firefox-140.8.0-2.el8_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) firefox-140.8.0-2.el8_8
- RHSA-2026:3493 Released 2026-03-02 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) firefox-140.8.0-2.el9_0
- RHSA-2026:3492 Released 2026-03-02 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) firefox-140.8.0-2.el8_2
- RHSA-2026:3491 Released 2026-03-02 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) firefox-140.8.0-2.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) firefox-140.8.0-2.el8_4
- RHSA-2026:3361 Released 2026-02-25 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) firefox-140.8.0-2.el10_1
- RHSA-2026:3339 Released 2026-02-25 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) firefox-140.8.0-2.el9_7, firefox-x11-140.8.0-2.el9_7
- RHSA-2026:3338 Released 2026-02-25 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) firefox-140.8.0-2.el8_10
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 AI Inference Server 3.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:16174, RHSA-2026:8746, RHSA-2026:8747, RHSA-2026:8748 |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:5324 |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:5231 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:3361, RHSA-2026:3517, RHSA-2026:4629 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:3338, RHSA-2026:3515, RHSA-2026:3967 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:3339, RHSA-2026:3516, RHSA-2026:4447 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:3492, RHSA-2026:4432, RHSA-2026:5228 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:3491, RHSA-2026:3980, RHSA-2026:5323 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:3495, RHSA-2026:3979, RHSA-2026:5229 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:3495, RHSA-2026:3979, RHSA-2026:5229 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:3494, RHSA-2026:4022, RHSA-2026:5230 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:3493, RHSA-2026:3983, RHSA-2026:5326 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:3978, RHSA-2026:4152, RHSA-2026:5319 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:3976, RHSA-2026:4260, RHSA-2026:5227 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:3496, RHSA-2026:3981, RHSA-2026:5324 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:3497, RHSA-2026:3982, RHSA-2026:5231 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:3491, RHSA-2026:3980, RHSA-2026:5323 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:3495, RHSA-2026:3979, RHSA-2026:5229 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:3494, RHSA-2026:4022, RHSA-2026:5230 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:3967 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:4629 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:4447 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v. 10.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:5227 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:3984, RHSA-2026:5320 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:5320 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-2447
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c99q-x737-hc5j
- 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-2447 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-2447 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c99q-x737-hc5j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-2447 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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