CVE-2024-11698
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CVE-2024-11698 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. A flaw in handling fullscreen transitions may have inadvertently caused the application to become stuck in fullscreen mode when a modal dialog was opened during the transition. This issue left users unable to exit fullscreen mode using standard actions like pressing "Esc" or accessing right-click menus, resulting in a disrupted browsing experience until the browser is restarted. EPSS estimates a 0.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A flaw in handling fullscreen transitions may have inadvertently caused the application to become stuck in fullscreen mode when a modal dialog was opened during the transition. This issue left users unable to exit fullscreen mode using standard actions like pressing "Esc" or accessing right-click menus, resulting in a disrupted browsing experience until the browser is restarted. *This bug only affects the application when running on macOS. Other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 133, Firefox ESR < 128.5, Thunderbird < 133, and Thunderbird < 128.5.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 128.5.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 133.0 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 128.5.0 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | >= 129.0, < 133.0 |
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1916152Issue Tracking
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-63/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-64/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-67/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-68/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Analyzed
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