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Red Hat: CVE-2024-9398: firefox: thunderbird: External protocol handlers could be enumerated via popups (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2024-9398: firefox: thunderbird: External protocol handlers could be enumerated via popups (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
10/01/2024
Created
10/08/2024
Added
10/07/2024
Modified
10/17/2024

Description

By checking the result of calls to `window.open` with specifically set protocol handlers, an attacker could determine if the application which implements that protocol handler is installed. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 131, Firefox ESR < 128.3, Thunderbird < 128.3, and Thunderbird < 131.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-firefox
  • redhat-upgrade-firefox-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-firefox-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-firefox-x11
  • redhat-upgrade-thunderbird
  • redhat-upgrade-thunderbird-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-thunderbird-debugsource

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