In an out-of-memory scenario an allocation could fail but free would have been called on the pointer afterwards leading to memory corruption. This vulnerability affects Firefox &lt — CVE-2024-6603

Summary

Advisory CVE-2024-6603. In an out-of-memory scenario an allocation could fail but free would have been called on the pointer afterwards leading to memory… Vendor: Microsoft. Source: MSRC. Threat: high. CVSS 7.4. See the official advisory…

What to do

General, cautious steps (verify details in the official source):

• Prioritize patching or mitigation immediately (treat as actively risky).
• Identify affected product versions in your inventory and verify whether you are impacted.
• Apply vendor patches/updates or recommended mitigations as soon as available.
• Read the official advisory for exact affected versions and remediation steps.

Official advisory

Read the official source

Related advisories