CVE-2024-2608

HIGH
8.4
CVSS Score
Published: March 19, 2024 at 12:02 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:24 AM UTC
4 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxFirefoxThunderbird

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Severity
HIGH8.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

`AppendEncodedAttributeValue(), ExtraSpaceNeededForAttrEncoding()` and `AppendEncodedCharacters()` could have experienced integer overflows, causing underallocation of an output buffer leading to an out of bounds write. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 124, Firefox ESR < 115.9, and Thunderbird < 115.9.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 115.9.0v < 124v < 124.0
Affected range stops below 115.9.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 124, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 124.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 115.9v < 115.9.0
Affected range stops below 115.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 115.9.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 115.9
Affected range stops below 115.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.4HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-680

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