CVE-2024-5690

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.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 1.59% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory mozilla.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: Mozilla Firefox
Affected: Mozilla Firefox ESR
Affected: Mozilla Thunderbird
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-5690?
CVE-2024-5690 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-5690?
To fix CVE-2024-5690, 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-2024-5690 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2024-5690 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-5690?
CVE-2024-5690 affects Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox ESR, Mozilla Thunderbird.
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