CVE-2024-7531

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 6, 2024 at 12:38 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:20 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorFirefoxFirefox ESR

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Calling `PK11_Encrypt()` in NSS using CKM_CHACHA20 and the same buffer for input and output can result in plaintext on an Intel Sandy Bridge processor. In Firefox this only affects the QUIC header protection feature when the connection is using the ChaCha20-Poly1305 cipher suite. The most likely outcome is connection failure, but if the connection persists despite the high packet loss it could be possible for a network observer to identify packets as coming from the same source despite a network path change. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 129, Firefox ESR < 115.14, and Firefox ESR < 128.1.

Affected

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

v < 129
Affected range stops below 129, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 129.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 115.14v < 128.1128.0
Affected range stops below 115.14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 115.14.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 128.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-367

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