Missing Authorization Affecting firefox package, versions <0:128.2.0-1.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (24th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-FIREFOX-7895793
  • published4 Sept 2024
  • disclosed3 Sept 2024

Introduced: 3 Sep 2024

CVE-2024-8383  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-862  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 firefox to version 0:128.2.0-1.el8_10 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1