CVE-2024-5688

Exp

If a garbage collection was triggered at the right time, a use-after-free could have occurred during object transplant. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 127, Firefox ESR < 115.12, and Thunderbird < 115.12.

Published: 2024-06-11 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-5688 is rated High Exploit Risk (68.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.07%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2024-5688

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-5688

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.16% 1.07% -0.09%
2 2026-03-22 1.25% 1.16% -0.10%
3 2025-12-18 — 1.25% —

Full EPSS history (21 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-5688

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.1 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.2 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-5688

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-5688

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2024-5688: 3 source package rows (firefox, firefox-esr, thunderbird); 300 state rows across 3 repos (3.20-community, 3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 0, open 300. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2024-5688
debian not yet assigned CVE-2024-5688 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 3 source packages (firefox, firefox-esr, thunderbird), 11 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 11. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-5688
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-5688
ubuntu medium CVE-2024-5688 medium priority: Ubuntu including 8 source packages (firefox, mozjs102, …), 42 status rows across 6 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, mantic, noble, upstream): DNE 17, ignored 15, released 5, not-affected 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-5688

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-5688

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mozilla firefox < 115.12 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*
mozilla firefox < 127.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird < 115.12 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-5688

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