CVE-2024-0752 (GCVE-0-2024-0752)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-23 13:48 – Updated: 2025-06-20 19:04
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Summary
A use-after-free crash could have occurred on macOS if a Firefox update were being applied on a very busy system. This could have resulted in an exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 122.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-01-23 14:54 UTC
CWE
- Use-after-free could occur when applying update on macOS
- CWE-416 - Use After Free
Assigner
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