CVE-2024-5690
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CVE-2024-5690 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.3/10 on the CVSS scale. By monitoring the time certain operations take, an attacker could have guessed which external protocol handlers were functional on a user's system. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 127, Firefox ESR < 115.12, and Thunderbird < 115.12.. EPSS estimates a 0.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
By monitoring the time certain operations take, an attacker could have guessed which external protocol handlers were functional on a user's system. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 127, Firefox ESR < 115.12, and Thunderbird < 115.12.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 127.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox Esr | < 115.12 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 115.12 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 |
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1883693Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-25/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-26/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-28/Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1883693Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-25/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-26/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-28/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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