CVE-2024-5696Network attack vector

Application crash via premature text-buffer release

Published Jun 11, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Memory corruption in Mozilla Firefox before 127, Firefox ESR before 115.12, and Thunderbird before 115.12 allows remote attackers to trigger a crash. nsTextFragment::SetTo releases existing text before confirming that allocation of the replacement buffer succeeded, leaving caret processing with invalid state after an out-of-memory failure. A remote page must induce allocation failure while changing an input element's text; the demonstrated consequence is a crash, although the corrupted state showed instruction-pointer control.

CVSS severity8.6
High
EPSS probability0.81%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Memory corruption in Mozilla Firefox before 127, Firefox ESR before 115.12, and Thunderbird before 115.12 allows remote attackers to trigger a crash. nsTextFragment::SetTo releases existing text before confirming that allocation of the replacement buffer succeeded, leaving caret processing with invalid state after an out-of-memory failure. A remote page must induce allocation failure while changing an input element's text; the demonstrated consequence is a crash, although the corrupted state showed instruction-pointer control.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-5696
Published
Jun 11, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
Mozilla
Product
Firefox
Classifications
CWE-787, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 11, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <127
  2. Affected versionversion=unspecified <127

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Mozilla · Firefoxversion=0 <127; version=unspecified <127
Mozilla · Thunderbirdversion=unspecified <115.12
Mozilla · Firefox ESRversion=0 <115.12; version=unspecified <115.12

Published CVSS scores

8.6CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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