Code execution via primary-frame type confusion
Published Jul 22, 2025 · Updated Apr 13, 2026
Memory corruption in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird allows remote attackers to execute code through crafted web content. A missing null check in GetPrimaryFrame returns a union's mSubtreeRootPointer and treats that element pointer as a frame, causing an out-of-bounds read during focus traversal. Exploitation requires user interaction with crafted content; the public testcase demonstrates a crash, while Mozilla identifies arbitrary code execution as the presumed upper impact.
Summary
What happened
Memory corruption in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird allows remote attackers to execute code through crafted web content. A missing null check in GetPrimaryFrame returns a union's mSubtreeRootPointer and treats that element pointer as a frame, causing an out-of-bounds read during focus traversal. Exploitation requires user interaction with crafted content; the public testcase demonstrates a crash, while Mozilla identifies arbitrary code execution as the presumed upper impact.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-8035
- Published
- Jul 22, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 13, 2026
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-119, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 22, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 13, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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