CVE-2024-8394

When aborting the verification of an OTR chat session, an attacker could have caused a use-after-free bug leading to a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 128.2.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1895737	Issue Tracking Permissions Required
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-43/	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2024-09-06 17:15

Updated : 2025-03-19 18:15

NVD link : CVE-2024-8394

Mitre link : CVE-2024-8394

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-8394

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mozilla

thunderbird

CWE

CWE-416

Use After Free

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