SB2024121002 - Fedora 40 update for icecat



SB2024121002 - Fedora 40 update for icecat

Published: December 10, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024121002
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 33% Low 67%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.


1) Insufficient UI Warning of Dangerous Operations (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-11693)

CWE-ID: CWE-357 - Insufficient UI Warning of Dangerous Operations

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to a file warning is not displayed when downloading .library-ms files. A remote attacker can trick the victim into downloading and execution malicious files on the system.

Note, the vulnerability affects only installations on Windows operating system.


2) Data Handling (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-11697)

CWE-ID: CWE-19 - Data Handling

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper keypress handling in executable file confirmation dialog. A remote attacker can trick the victim into executing a malicious file.


3) Insufficient UI Warning of Dangerous Operations (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-11692)

CWE-ID: CWE-357 - Insufficient UI Warning of Dangerous Operations

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an error, which leads to a select dropdown be shown over another tab. A remote attacker can perform spoofing attack against arbitrary website.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.