CVE-2024-8383
Public on 2024-09-03
Modified on 2024-09-09
Description
The Mozilla Foundation's Security Advisory reveals that Firefox didn't prompt for confirmation when handling Usenet schemes like news: and snews:, which could allow malicious programs to register as handlers. This oversight could enable a website to launch these programs without user consent.
Severity
Important
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Firefox Extra | firefox | 2024-09-12 | ALAS2FIREFOX-2024-029 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | thunderbird | Not Affected |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |