| Name | CVE-2024-8383 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-3869-1, DLA-3882-1, DSA-5765-1, DSA-5767-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| firefox (PTS) | sid | 132.0.2-1 | fixed |
| firefox-esr (PTS) | bullseye | 115.14.0esr-1~deb11u1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye (security) | 128.4.0esr-1~deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 128.3.1esr-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 128.4.0esr-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 128.4.0esr-1 | fixed | |
| thunderbird (PTS) | bullseye | 1:115.12.0-1~deb11u1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye (security) | 1:128.4.3esr-1~deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 1:115.16.0esr-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 1:128.4.3esr-1~deb12u1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| firefox | source | (unstable) | 130.0-1 | |||
| firefox-esr | source | bullseye | 115.15.0esr-1~deb11u1 | DLA-3869-1 | ||
| firefox-esr | source | bookworm | 115.15.0esr-1~deb12u1 | DSA-5765-1 | ||
| firefox-esr | source | (unstable) | 115.15.0esr-1 | |||
| thunderbird | source | bullseye | 1:115.15.0-1~deb11u1 | DLA-3882-1 | ||
| thunderbird | source | bookworm | 1:115.15.0-1~deb12u1 | DSA-5767-1 |
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2024-39/#CVE-2024-8383
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2024-41/#CVE-2024-8383