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GHSA-FFFC-4HJP-2R9V

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-14 18:31 – Updated: 2024-07-03 18:41

Details

If the browser.privatebrowsing.autostart preference is enabled, IndexedDB files were not properly deleted when the window was closed. This preference is disabled by default in Firefox. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 126, Firefox ESR < 115.11, and Thunderbird < 115.11.

Severity ?

4.3 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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  "id": "GHSA-fffc-4hjp-2r9v",
  "modified": "2024-07-03T18:41:35Z",
  "published": "2024-05-14T18:31:05Z",
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    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00010.html"
    },
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      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00012.html"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-21"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-22"
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}

CVE-2024-4767 (GCVE-0-2024-4767)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-14 17:21 – Updated: 2025-03-28 19:24

Summary

If the `browser.privatebrowsing.autostart` preference is enabled, IndexedDB files were not properly deleted when the window was closed. This preference is disabled by default in Firefox. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 126, Firefox ESR < 115.11, and Thunderbird < 115.11.

Severity ?

4.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CWE

IndexedDB files retained in private browsing mode

Assigner

mozilla

References

URL

Tags

	https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1878577
	https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2…
	https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2…
	https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2…
	https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024…
	https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024…

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

Mozilla

Firefox

Affected: unspecified , < 126 (custom)

	Mozilla	Firefox ESR	Affected: unspecified , < 115.11 (custom)
	Mozilla	Thunderbird	Affected: unspecified , < 115.11 (custom)

Credits

Kim Do Hun via Tor Browser

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Author	Source	Type	Date

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Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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CVE-2024-4767 (GCVE-0-2024-4767)

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