CVE-2024-11698

Description

A flaw in handling fullscreen transitions may have inadvertently caused the application to become stuck in fullscreen mode when a modal dialog was opened during the transition. This issue left users unable to exit fullscreen mode using standard actions like pressing "Esc" or accessing right-click menus, resulting in a disrupted browsing experience until the browser is restarted. *This bug only affects the application when running on macOS. Other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 133, Firefox ESR < 128.5, Thunderbird < 133, and Thunderbird < 128.5.

9.8

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 3.1 •

EPSS 0.19%

Affected: Mozilla Firefox

Affected: Mozilla Firefox ESR

Affected: Mozilla Thunderbird

References

Link	Tags
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1916152
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-63/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-64/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-67/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-68/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-11698?: CVE-2024-11698 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-11698?: To fix CVE-2024-11698, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-11698 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-11698 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-11698?: CVE-2024-11698 affects Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox ESR, Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Thunderbird.

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