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DEBIAN-CVE-2024-8383
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-8383
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
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.
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | thunderbird | 102.3.1-1, 102.3.2-1, 102.3.3-1 |
| Debian:12 | thunderbird | 115.15.0-1, 1:102.12.0-1, 1:102.12.0-1~deb10u1 |
| Debian:12 | firefox-esr | *, *, * |
| Debian:11 | firefox-esr | *, *, * |
| Debian:14 | firefox-esr | 0, 0 |
| Debian:13 | firefox-esr | 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Sep 3, 2024 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated