Vulnerability Description
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 133, Thunderbird 133, Firefox ESR 115.18, Firefox ESR 128.5, Thunderbird 115.18, and Thunderbird 128.5. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 134, Firefox ESR 128.6, Firefox ESR 115.19, Thunderbird 134, and Thunderbird 128.6.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | <= 115.19.0 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 128.6.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1874523%2C1926454%2C1931873%2C19Broken LinkIssue Tracking
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-01/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-02/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-03/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-04/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-05/Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00004.html
FAQ
What is CVE-2025-0242?
CVE-2025-0242 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 133, Thunderbird 133, Firefox ESR 115.18, Firefox ESR 128.5, Thunderbird 115.18, and Thunderbird 128.5. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption an...
How severe is CVE-2025-0242?
CVE-2025-0242 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2025-0242?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird.