Vulnerability · Published Jun 11, 2024 · Assigned by mozilla
CVE-2024-5690
Medium 4.3
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 0.7% (higher than 55% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 45.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | firefox | 115.12.0-1.el8_10.alma.1 | ALSA-2024:3954 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | firefox | 115.12.0-1.el9_4.alma.1 | ALSA-2024:3955 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | firefox-x11 | 115.12.0-1.el9_4.alma.1 | ALSA-2024:3955 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | thunderbird | 115.12.1-1.el8_10.alma.1 | ALSA-2024:4036 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | thunderbird | 115.12.1-1.el9_4.alma.1 | ALSA-2024:4002 |
| Debian:12 | firefox-esr | 115.12.0esr-1~deb12u1 | DSA-5709-1 |
| Debian:12 | firefox-esr | 115.12.0esr-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-5690 |
| Debian:13 | firefox-esr | 115.12.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-5690 |
| Debian:14 | firefox-esr | 115.12.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-5690 |
| Debian:12 | thunderbird | 1:115.12.0-1~deb12u1 | DSA-5711-1 |
| Debian:12 | thunderbird | 1:115.12.0-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-5690 |
| Debian:13 | thunderbird | 1:115.12.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-5690 |
| Debian:14 | thunderbird | 1:115.12.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-5690 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | firefox | 0:115.12.0-1.el8_10 | RLSA-2024:3954 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | firefox | 0:115.12.0-1.el9_4 | RLSA-2024:3955 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | thunderbird | 0:115.12.1-1.el8_10 | RLSA-2024:4036 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | thunderbird | 0:115.12.1-1.el9_4 | RLSA-2024:4002 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mozjs102 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-5690 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | mozjs102 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-5690 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mozjs78 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-5690 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mozjs91 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-5690 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | thunderbird | 1:115.12.0+build3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-5690 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | thunderbird | 1:115.12.0+build3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | USN-6840-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | unspecified – before 127 |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | unspecified – before 115.12 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | unspecified – before 115.12 |
Weakness: CWE-203 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1883693
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00000.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00010.html
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-25/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-26/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-28/