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On October 9th, 2024, the Mozilla Foundation issued a security advisory regarding a critical use-after-free vulnerability (CVE-2024-9680) in Firefox.
Mozilla Security Advisory on CVE-2024-9680
History
11/10/2024 --- v1.0 -- Initial publication
Summary
On October 9th, 2024, the Mozilla Foundation issued a security advisory regarding a critical use-after-free vulnerability (CVE-2024-9680) in Firefox [1].
Technical Details
The vulnerability CVE-2024-9680, with a CVSS score 7.5, could allow an attacker to achieve code execution in the content process by exploiting a use-after-free in Animation timelines. The Mozilla Foundation had reports of this vulnerability being exploited in the wild.
Affected Products
- Firefox versions below 131.0.2
- Firefox ESR versions below 115.16.1
- Firefox ESR versions below 128.3.1
Recommendations
CERT-EU strongly recommends upgrading to Firefox 131.0.2, Firefox ESR 115.16.1 or Firefox ESR 128.3.1
References
MITRE ATT&CK Matrix Analysis
MITRE ATT&CK Matrix from Advisory
Based on the advisory issued on October 9th, 2024 by the Mozilla Foundation regarding CVE-2024-9680.
Enterprise Layer
| Techniques | Sub-Techniques | Potential Attacker Groups | Mitigation Techniques |
|---|---|---|---|
| TA0001: Initial Access | N/A | Unspecified APT groups | Update Software (M1051) |
| TA0009: Collection | N/A | Unspecified APT groups | Limit Access to Resource Over Network (M1035) |
| TA0011: Command and Control | T1132: Data Encoding | Unspecified APT groups | Network Intrusion Prevention (M1037) |
| TA0040: Impact | T1499: Endpoint Denial of Service | Unspecified APT groups | Endpoint Security (M1047) |
Mobile Layer
| Techniques | Sub-Techniques | Potential Attacker Groups | Mitigation Techniques |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
ICS Layer
| Techniques | Sub-Techniques | Potential Attacker Groups | Mitigation Techniques |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Recommendations
Following the advisory, CERT-EU strongly recommends upgrading to:
- Firefox 131.0.2
- Firefox ESR 115.16.1
- Firefox ESR 128.3.1
References
[1] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory MFSA2024-51
This post was generated entirely by an AI language model. Source: CERT EU
