# CVE-2024-5694: An attacker could have caused a use-after-free in the JavaScript engine to read memory in the JavaScript string section of the heap.

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 127
- Published: 2024-06-11 · Updated: 2025-03-14

## Affected

- Mozilla Firefox: fixed in 127

## Description

An attacker could have caused a use-after-free in the JavaScript engine to read memory in the JavaScript string section of the heap. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 127.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Mozilla Firefox, upgrade to a fixed version (127) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1895055
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-25/

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