CVE-2024-11705

Application crash via NULL key-output pointer

Published Nov 26, 2024 · Updated Nov 27, 2024

NULL pointer dereference in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird before 133 allows attackers to crash the application during PKCS#11 key derivation. NSC_DeriveKey assumes its phKey output parameter is non-NULL and dereferences it even for mechanisms where PKCS#11 permits a NULL pointer. Public sources do not identify how attackers can reach this internal API path; the documented consequence is an application crash.

CVSS severity9.1
Critical
EPSS probability0.66%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

NULL pointer dereference in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird before 133 allows attackers to crash the application during PKCS#11 key derivation. NSC_DeriveKey assumes its phKey output parameter is non-NULL and dereferences it even for mechanisms where PKCS#11 permits a NULL pointer. Public sources do not identify how attackers can reach this internal API path; the documented consequence is an application crash.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-11705
Published
Nov 26, 2024
Updated
Nov 27, 2024
Vendor
Mozilla
Product
Firefox
Classifications
CWE-476, T1499.004
Attack vector
Unavailable
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 26, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 27, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <133
  2. Affected versionversion=unspecified <133

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorUnavailable in this record.
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Mozilla · Firefoxversion=0 <133; version=unspecified <133
Mozilla · Thunderbirdversion=0 <133; version=unspecified <133

Published CVSS scores

9.1CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
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VectorUnavailable
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference
T1499.004Endpoint Denial of Service: Application or System Exploitation

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