Firefox normally asks for confirmation before asking the operating system to find an application to handle a scheme that the browser does not support. It did not ask before doing so for the Usenet-related schemes news: and snews:. Since most operating systems don't have a trusted newsreader installed by default, an unscrupulous program that the user downloaded could register itself as a handler. The website that served the application download could then launch that application at will. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 130, Firefox ESR < 128.2, and Firefox ESR < 115.15.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1908496 | Issue Tracking Permissions Required |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-39/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-40/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-41/ | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
06 Sep 2024, 19:15
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| Summary | Firefox normally asks for confirmation before asking the operating system to find an application to handle a scheme that the browser does not support. It did not ask before doing so for the Usenet-related schemes news: and snews:. Since most operating systems don't have a trusted newsreader installed by default, an unscrupulous program that the user downloaded could register itself as a handler. The website that served the application download could then launch that application at will. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 130, Firefox ESR < 128.2, and Firefox ESR < 115.15. |
06 Sep 2024, 17:15
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| Summary | Firefox normally asks for confirmation before asking the operating system to find an application to handle a scheme that the browser does not support. It did not ask before doing so for the Usenet-related schemes news: and snews:. Since most operating systems don't have a trusted newsreader installed by default, an unscrupulous program that the user downloaded could register itself as a handler. The website that served the application download could then launch that application at will. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 130, Firefox ESR < 128.2, Firefox ESR < 115.15, Thunderbird < 128.2, and Thunderbird < 115.15. |
04 Sep 2024, 15:09
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| First Time |
Mozilla firefox Esr
Mozilla firefox Mozilla |
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.5 |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-noinfo | |
| References | () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-39/ - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-40/ - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1908496 - Issue Tracking, Permissions Required | |
| References | () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-41/ - Vendor Advisory |
03 Sep 2024, 22:15
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| Summary | Firefox normally asks for confirmation before asking the operating system to find an application to handle a scheme that the browser does not support. It did not ask before doing so for the Usenet-related schemes news: and snews:. Since most operating systems don't have a trusted newsreader installed by default, an unscrupulous program that the user downloaded could register itself as a handler. The website that served the application download could then launch that application at will. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 130, Firefox ESR < 128.2, and Firefox ESR < 115.15. |
03 Sep 2024, 13:15
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2024-09-03 13:15
Updated : 2024-10-30 17:35
NVD link : CVE-2024-8383
Mitre link : CVE-2024-8383
JSON object : View
Products Affected
mozilla
- firefox
- firefox_esr
CWE