CVE-2025-6436
firefox: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 140 and Thunderbird 140
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · June 24, 2025
Updated · June 30, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in Firefox. The Mozilla Foundation's Security Advisory describes the following issue: Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 139 and Thunderbird 139. 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.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security rates the severity of this flaw as determined by the Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE not specified