CVE-2024-1549 json
If a website set a large custom cursor, portions of the cursor could have overlapped with the permission dialog, potentially resulting in u…
published 2024-02-20 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-17296
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 45%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
If a website set a large custom cursor, portions of the cursor could have overlapped with the permission dialog, potentially resulting in user confusion and unexpected granted permissions. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 123, Firefox ESR < 115.8, and Thunderbird < 115.8.
Patch / fix
- Mozilla Firefox 123
- Mozilla Firefox ESR 115.8
- Mozilla Thunderbird 115.8
- firefox-esr Debian 12 115.8.0esr-1~deb12u1
- firefox-esr Debian 14, Debian 13 115.8.0esr-1
- thunderbird Debian 12 1:115.8.0-1~deb12u1
- thunderbird Debian 14, Debian 13 1:115.8.0-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2024-1549
- firefox Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 123.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- thunderbird Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 1:115.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- thunderbird Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 1:115.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2024-1549
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- thunderbird RHEL 7 115.8.0-1.el7_9
- thunderbird RHEL 9 115.8.0-1.el9_3
- firefox RHEL 7 115.8.0-1.el7_9
- thunderbird RHEL 8 115.8.0-1.el8_9
- firefox RHEL 8 115.8.0-1.el8_9
- firefox RHEL 9 115.8.0-1.el9_3
- firefox-x11 RHEL 9 115.8.0-1.el9_3
- thunderbird RHEL 8.2 TUS, RHEL 8.2 E4S, RHEL 8.2 AUS 115.8.0-1.el8_2
red hat advisories RHSA-2024:0957RHSA-2024:0958RHSA-2024:0959RHSA-2024:0983RHSA-2024:0962RHSA-2024:0984
- MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES for SAP 15 SP3, SLES for SAP 15 SP2 +10 more 115.9.1-150200.152.131.1
- MozillaThunderbird SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP5, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP5, openSUSE Leap 15.5 115.8.0-150200.8.148.1
- MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES for SAP 15 SP3, SLES for SAP 15 SP2 +10 more 115.8.0-150200.152.126.3
- MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5 115.8.0-112.200.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2024:1002-1SUSE-SU-2024:0608-1SUSE-SU-2024:0607-1SUSE-SU-2024:0580-1
- firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
- MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Tumbleweed 115.8.0-1.1
- MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 123.0-1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:13711-1openSUSE-SU-2024:13728-1
- firefox AlmaLinux 8 115.8.0-1.el8_9.alma
- thunderbird AlmaLinux 9 115.8.0-1.el9_3.alma
- thunderbird AlmaLinux 8 115.8.0-1.el8_9.alma
- firefox AlmaLinux 9 115.8.0-1.el9_3.alma
- firefox-x11 AlmaLinux 9 115.8.0-1.el9_3.alma
almalinux advisories ALSA-2024:0955ALSA-2024:0963ALSA-2024:0964ALSA-2024:0952
- firefox Rocky Linux 8 115.8.0-1.el8_9
rocky linux advisories RLSA-2024:0955
- firefox-esr Alpine 3.19, Alpine 3.18 115.8.0-r0
alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2024-1549
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Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2024-1549 updated cvss 6.1
Mozilla: Custom cursor could obscure the permission dialog
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 firefox, thunderbirdaffected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) firefox 115.8.0-1.el8_9, thunderbird 115.8.0-1.el8_9fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:0955
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) firefox 115.8.0-1.el9_3, firefox-x11 115.8.0-1.el9_3, thunderbird 115.8.0-1.el9_3fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:0952
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) firefox 115.8.0-1.el8_2, thunderbird 115.8.0-1.el8_2fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:0972
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) firefox 115.8.0-1.el8_4, thunderbird 115.8.0-1.el8_4fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:0971
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.2) firefox 115.8.0-1.el8_2, thunderbird 115.8.0-1.el8_2fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:0972
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4) firefox 115.8.0-1.el8_4, thunderbird 115.8.0-1.el8_4fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:0971
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6) firefox 115.8.0-1.el8_6, thunderbird 115.8.0-1.el8_6fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:0970
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8) firefox 115.8.0-1.el8_8, thunderbird 115.8.0-1.el8_8fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:0969
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0) firefox 115.8.0-1.el9_0, thunderbird 115.8.0-1.el9_0fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:0968
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) firefox 115.8.0-1.el9_2, firefox-x11 115.8.0-1.el9_2, thunderbird 115.8.0-1.el9_2fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:0983
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v. 8.2) firefox 115.8.0-1.el8_2, thunderbird 115.8.0-1.el8_2fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:0972
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4) firefox 115.8.0-1.el8_4, thunderbird 115.8.0-1.el8_4fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:0971
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox 115.8.0-1.el7_9, thunderbird 115.8.0-1.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox 115.8.0-1.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox 115.8.0-1.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox 115.8.0-1.el7_9, thunderbird 115.8.0-1.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox 115.8.0-1.el7_9, thunderbird 115.8.0-1.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox 115.8.0-1.el7_9fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:0976
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CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox
- Mozilla Firefox ESR
- Mozilla Thunderbird
References
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mozilla.org
/security/advisories/mfsa2024-05/
vendor-advisory
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mozilla.org
/security/advisories/mfsa2024-06/
vendor-advisory
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mozilla.org
/security/advisories/mfsa2024-07/
vendor-advisory
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bugzilla.mozilla.org
/show_bug.cgi?id=1833814
issue-tracking
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lists.debian.org
/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00000.html
mailing-list
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lists.debian.org
/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00001.html
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-1549
- NVD CVE-2024-1549
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