4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-5690
Mozilla Firefox/Tinderbox Protocol Handler Timing Side-Channel Disclosure
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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 11, 2024, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 9, 2024, 1:43 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-5690 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mozilla firefox
2 Mozilla firefox_esr
3 Mozilla thunderbird
1 Debian debian_linux
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-5690.

URL Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1883693 Issue Tracking Permissions Required
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00000.html Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00010.html Mailing List
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-25/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-26/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-28/ Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-5690 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-5690 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 09, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1883693 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1883693 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00000.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00000.html Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00010.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00010.html Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-25/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-25/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-26/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-26/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-28/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-28/ Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-203
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 127.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 115.12 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 115.12
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 19, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Mozilla Corporation https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00010.html [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 13, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed 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 and Firefox ESR < 115.12. 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.
    Added Reference Mozilla Corporation https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-28/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 13, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Mozilla Corporation https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00000.html [No types assigned]
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jun. 11, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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 and Firefox ESR < 115.12.
    Added Reference Mozilla Corporation https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1883693 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Mozilla Corporation https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-25/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Mozilla Corporation https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-26/ [No types assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-5690 weaknesses.

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