Vulnerability · Published Feb 20, 2024 · Assigned by mozilla
CVE-2024-1550
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Firefox from Mozilla. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 48% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
A malicious website could have used a combination of exiting fullscreen mode and `requestPointerLock` to cause the user's mouse to be re-positioned unexpectedly, which could have led to user confusion and inadvertently granting permissions they did not intend to grant. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 123, Firefox ESR < 115.8, and Thunderbird < 115.8.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | firefox | 115.8.0-1.el8_9.alma | ALSA-2024:0955 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | firefox | 115.8.0-1.el9_3.alma | ALSA-2024:0952 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | firefox-x11 | 115.8.0-1.el9_3.alma | ALSA-2024:0952 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | thunderbird | 115.8.0-1.el8_9.alma | ALSA-2024:0964 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | thunderbird | 115.8.0-1.el9_3.alma | ALSA-2024:0963 |
| Debian:12 | firefox-esr | 115.8.0esr-1~deb12u1 | DSA-5627-1 |
| Debian:12 | firefox-esr | 115.8.0esr-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-1550 |
| Debian:13 | firefox-esr | 115.8.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-1550 |
| Debian:14 | firefox-esr | 115.8.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-1550 |
| Debian:12 | thunderbird | 1:115.8.0-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-1550 |
| Debian:12 | thunderbird | 1:115.8.0-1~deb12u1 | DSA-5630-1 |
| Debian:13 | thunderbird | 1:115.8.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-1550 |
| Debian:14 | thunderbird | 1:115.8.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-1550 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | firefox | 0:115.8.0-1.el8_9 | RLSA-2024:0955 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mozjs102 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-1550 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | mozjs102 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-1550 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mozjs78 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-1550 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mozjs91 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-1550 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | thunderbird | 1:115.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-1550 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | thunderbird | 1:115.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | USN-6669-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | unspecified – before 123 |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | unspecified – before 115.8 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | unspecified – before 115.8 |
Weakness: CWE-1021 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1860065
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-05/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-06/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-07/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00000.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00001.html