CVE-2024-6609

Memory corruption in NSS

Published Jul 9, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
When almost out-of-memory an elliptic curve key which was never allocated could have been freed again. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 128 and Thunderbird < 128.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3937-1 nss security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5807-1 nss security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6890-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Memory corruption in NSS
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mozilla
Mozilla firefox
Mozilla thunderbird
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mozilla
Mozilla firefox
Mozilla thunderbird
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Nov 3, 2025, 10:32 PM
Reserved
Jul 9, 2024, 2:12 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 9, 2024, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:18 AM