CVE-2026-4716 (GCVE-0-2026-4716)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-24 12:30 – Updated: 2026-04-13 13:51
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Title
Incorrect boundary conditions, uninitialized memory in the JavaScript Engine component
Summary
Incorrect boundary conditions, uninitialized memory in the JavaScript Engine component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 149, Firefox ESR 140.9, Thunderbird 149, and Thunderbird 140.9.
Severity ?
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-908 - Use of Uninitialized Resource
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Mozilla Firefox Unaffected: 140.9 , ≤ 140.* (rpm)
Unaffected: 149 , ≤ * (rpm)
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    Mozilla Thunderbird Unaffected: 140.9 , ≤ 140.* (rpm)
Unaffected: 149 , ≤ * (rpm)
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Credits
Pwn2addr
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