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CVE-2025-5268: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox

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VulnerabilityCVE-2025-5268cvecve-2025-5268
Published: Tue May 27 2025 (05/27/2025, 12:29:26 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Mozilla
Product: Firefox

Description

Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 138, Thunderbird 138, Firefox ESR 128.10, and Thunderbird 128.10. 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 139, Firefox ESR 128.11, Thunderbird 139, and Thunderbird 128.11.

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AILast updated: 04/14/2026, 11:49:58 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability involves multiple memory safety bugs in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird versions prior to Firefox 139 and Thunderbird 139, including ESR versions 128.10. The bugs include evidence of memory corruption, which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code if exploited. The issues were identified by the Mozilla Fuzzing Team and others. Mozilla released official fixes in Firefox 139, Firefox ESR 128.11, Thunderbird 139, and Thunderbird 128.11. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.1, reflecting network attack vector, high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and requiring no privileges or user interaction for exploitation.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation of these memory safety bugs could lead to arbitrary code execution, compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected systems. The vulnerabilities affect widely used Mozilla products, potentially impacting users running the specified vulnerable versions. No active exploits have been reported, but the severity and nature of the bugs indicate a significant risk if left unpatched.

Mitigation Recommendations

Mozilla has released official patches fixing these vulnerabilities in Firefox 139, Firefox ESR 128.11, Thunderbird 139, and Thunderbird 128.11. Users and administrators should update to these fixed versions immediately to mitigate the risk. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying these updates. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.1
Assigner Short Name
mozilla
Date Reserved
2025-05-27T12:29:26.556Z
Cvss Version
null
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 6835b383182aa0cae2110afb

Added to database: 5/27/2025, 12:43:47 PM

Last enriched: 4/14/2026, 11:49:58 AM

Last updated: 5/9/2026, 6:26:42 AM

Views: 92

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