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Mozilla Firefox EUVDEUVD-2026-60690

| CVE-2026-74977 HIGH
Integer Overflow or Wraparound (CWE-190)
2026-08-18 mozilla GHSA-v328-g523-3h87
High
Disputed · 7.5 Vendor: mozilla
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Host malicious graphical payload on attacker-controlled page
  2. Delivery
    Victim's Firefox browser loads page or embedded content
  3. Exploit
    Graphics component performs integer arithmetic on crafted dimensions
  4. Execution
    Overflow wraps value, corrupting internal state
  5. Impact
    Browser process crashes, denying service

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Integer overflow checks
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

No special server-side configuration is required - Firefox's Graphics component processes graphical content by default in all standard installations. The CVSS vector PR:N/AC:L confirms unauthenticated, low-complexity exploitation requiring no attacker privileges. The primary limiting factor is impact scope: the CVSS vector explicitly shows C:N and I:N, meaning confirmed exploitation results only in browser unavailability (crash/DoS), not data theft or code execution. Exploitation requires the victim's Firefox browser to render attacker-supplied graphical content, which can be delivered passively through any webpage, embedded advertisement, or cross-origin iframe - the victim need only visit a page that loads the payload. All Firefox versions below 154 and all ESR versions below 153.1 on any platform are within scope per the wildcard CPE.

Impact

CVSS 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) classifies this as high severity with a fully remote, unauthenticated, low-complexity attack path. The UI:N metric warrants scrutiny for a browser vulnerability - browser rendering flaws typically require the user to load a page, which most analysts classify as UI:R; this discrepancy should be verified against Mozilla's Bugzilla entry at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2028440. The confirmed impact is availability-only (A:H, C:N, I:N), capping worst-case outcome at browser crash and denial of service, with no confirmed data exfiltration or code execution path indicated by the CVSS vector. However, the co-occurrence of 'Integer Overflow' and 'Buffer Overflow' tags introduces residual concern that memory corruption could be exploitable beyond DoS under certain conditions - this is inferred from tags, not confirmed by CVSS. No EPSS score, KEV listing, or public exploit was provided, which reduces immediate operational urgency. Given Firefox's ubiquitous deployment, patch prioritization is strongly warranted even absent active exploitation evidence.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker crafts a webpage containing malicious graphical content - such as a distorted SVG, oversized canvas element, or manipulated WebGL buffer - sized to trigger the integer overflow in Firefox's Graphics component during render. When a victim browses to the page or loads an iframe or advertisement containing the payload, Firefox processes the content and the arithmetic overflow corrupts internal renderer state, causing the browser process to crash and producing a denial of service. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 18, 2026

Integer overflow in Firefox's Graphics component crashes the browser for any user who loads attacker-controlled graphical content, resulting in a denial-of-service condition. All Firefox versions prior to 154 and all Firefox ESR versions prior to 153.1 are affected, covering effectively the entire unpatched Firefox install base globally. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis; however, the AV:N/AC:L/PR:N CVSS vector indicates a low-complexity, unauthenticated remote path, making this a high-priority patch target given Firefox's ubiquitous deployment footprint.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patches are available: upgrade to Firefox 154 (standard channel) or Firefox ESR 153.1 (enterprise/extended support channel), as confirmed by Mozilla's official security advisories mfsa2026-74, mfsa2026-77, mfsa2026-78, and mfsa2026-80. Enterprise deployments using Mozilla's policy framework should push this update immediately via group policy or MDM. If immediate upgrade is operationally blocked, disabling hardware graphics acceleration (navigate to about:config and set layers.acceleration.disabled to true, or use the Firefox enterprise policy DisableHardwareAcceleration) reduces attack surface in the Graphics component at the cost of degraded rendering performance, particularly for video and WebGL content. Restricting Firefox to trusted internal sites via enterprise URL filtering is an additional layer of defense but does not eliminate risk from attacker-controlled embedded content such as advertisements or iframes. Full tracking and patch context is available at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2028440.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The root cause is CWE-190 (Integer Overflow or Wraparound), a class of defect where arithmetic on fixed-width integers produces a result exceeding the type's representable range, causing wrap-around that corrupts internal state. In Firefox's Graphics component, this overflow likely occurs during parsing or rendering of specially crafted visual content - candidates include canvas operations, SVG geometry calculations, WebGL buffer sizing, or image decoding, all of which involve arithmetic on dimensions and offsets. The affected product scope per CPE cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* covers all Firefox application variants across platforms. The advisory tags reference both 'Integer Overflow' and 'Buffer Overflow', suggesting the integer overflow may corrupt a buffer size calculation, enabling downstream memory corruption - though the CVSS vector reflects only confirmed availability impact.

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Severity by source

Sources disagree (Low–High)
Vendor (mozilla) PRIMARY 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
vuln.today AI 6.5 MEDIUM

Browser graphics rendering requires the user to load attacker-controlled content, warranting UI:R; availability-only impact is consistent with an integer overflow DoS in a renderer.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SUSE HIGH
Red Hat 3.4 LOW

vuln.today treats the vendor’s rating as authoritative. A higher third-party CVSS (e.g. CISA-ADP) is shown for transparency but does not drive the headline severity.

CVSS VectorVendor: mozilla

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
CVSS changed
Aug 18, 2026 - 19:22 NVD
7.5 (HIGH)
CVE Published
Aug 18, 2026 - 12:23 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Aug 18, 2026 - 12:23 cve.org
HIGH 7.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Integer overflow in the Graphics component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154 and Firefox ESR 153.1.

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Why It Matters

A denial-of-service vulnerability in Firefox (versions prior to 154 and ESR prior to 153.1) enables remote, unauthenticated attackers to crash browsers when users load attacker-controlled graphical content, directly impacting productivity across organizations where Firefox is deployed. With no vendor patch currently available and a low-complexity attack vector affecting the entire unpatched user base globally, this poses an immediate business continuity risk requiring urgent interim mitigation. Organizations must implement compensating controls before malicious actors target their user base.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations include network-level content filtering to restrict browsing to trusted sites, disabling Firefox graphics acceleration via group policy or configuration profiles to prevent trigger vectors, restricting script execution and plugin loading, implementing browser isolation or sandboxing technologies, and monitoring endpoint logs for abnormal Firefox process termination patterns. Organizations should also consider deploying alternative browsers for mission-critical functions pending patch availability.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 73% exploitable
Prevalence
Ubiquitous
Firefox is a globally dominant browser with hundreds of millions of active installations.
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

38
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +38
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.

Integer overflow occurs when an arithmetic operation produces a result that exceeds the maximum value a given integer type can store.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

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CVE-2013-0643 HIGH
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Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Important
Product Status
Container suse/kiosk/firefox-esr:140.14-75.12 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS Fixed

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