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Firefox vulnerability

On Windows, a compromised content process could use bad StreamData sent over AudioIPC to trigger a use-after-free in the Browser process. This could have led to a sandbox escape. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 136, Firefox ESR 115.21, Firefox ESR 128.8, Thunderbird 136, and Thunderbird 128.8.

Published 4 Mar 2025Updated 5 Oct 20266 sources
CVSS 8.8
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What happened

On Windows, a compromised content process could use bad StreamData sent over AudioIPC to trigger a use-after-free in the Browser process. This could have led to a sandbox escape. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 136, Firefox ESR 115.21, Firefox ESR 128.8, Thunderbird 136, and Thunderbird 128.8.

Affected versions

Firefox: before 115.21.0; before 136.0; 116.0 through before 128.8.0; before 128.8; 1.28.8 through before 136.0 Fixed: See vendor advisory.

Why it matters

Review the vendor advisory and exposure of the affected product to determine operational impact.

Detection & mitigation

  • Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations.
  • Review affected product exposure and access logs.

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