CVE-2024-8900 Affecting firefox package, versions <0:128.3.0-1.el8_8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (24th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-FIREFOX-8172100
  • published9 Oct 2024
  • disclosed17 Sept 2024

Introduced: 17 Sep 2024

CVE-2024-8900  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 firefox to version 0:128.3.0-1.el8_8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:7842.

NVD Description

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

An attacker could write data to the user's clipboard, bypassing the user prompt, during a certain sequence of navigational events. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 129, Firefox ESR < 128.3, and Thunderbird < 128.3.

CVSS Scores

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