#VU93895 Race condition in Mozilla products - CVE-2024-6601

 

#VU93895 Race condition in Mozilla products - CVE-2024-6601

Published: July 9, 2024 / Updated: July 21, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU93895
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6601
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Firefox ESR
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox for Android
Software vendor:
Mozilla

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in permission assignment. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website, bypass cross-origin container obtaining permissions of the top-level origin and gain access to sensitive information.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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