Mozilla Thunderbird History Interface Attribute denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Mozilla Thunderbird. Affected is an unknown function of the component History Interface Attribute Handler. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2024-10464. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Thunderbird (unknown version). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code block of the component History Interface Attribute Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Repeated writes to history interface attributes could have been used to cause a Denial of Service condition in the browser. This was addressed by introducing rate-limiting to this API. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 132, Firefox ESR < 128.4, Thunderbird < 128.4, and Thunderbird < 132.

The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-10464 since 10/28/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209869 (Mozilla Firefox ESR < 128.4), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (209869). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 209869
Nessus Name: Mozilla Firefox ESR < 128.4

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/28/2024 🔍
10/29/2024 +1 days 🔍
10/29/2024 +0 days 🔍
03/02/2025 +124 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: bugzilla.mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-10464 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-10464
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-282336

Entryinfo

Created: 10/29/2024 13:40
Updated: 03/02/2025 10:45
Changes: 10/29/2024 13:40 (54), 10/31/2024 05:30 (2), 03/02/2025 10:45 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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