Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2024-4765
Web application manifests were stored by using an insecure MD5 hash which allowed for a hash collision to overwrite another application's manifest. This could have been exploited to run arbitrary code in another application's context. *Th…
Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)
EPSS: 0.003 (19.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@mozilla.org (Issue Tracking)
- security@mozilla.org (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-4765?
- CVE-2024-4765 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2024-05-14.
- How severe is CVE-2024-4765?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-4765 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.