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. *This issue only affects Firefox for Android. Other versions of Firefox are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 126.

CVSS v3 8.1 HIGH

8.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1871109	Issue Tracking
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-21/	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1871109	Issue Tracking
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-21/	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

04 Apr 2025, 14:27

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Mozilla Mozilla firefox
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox::::::::
References	~~() https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1871109 -~~	() https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1871109 - Issue Tracking
References	~~() https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-21/ -~~	() https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-21/ - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2024-05-14 18:15

Updated : 2025-04-04 14:27

NVD link : CVE-2024-4765

Mitre link : CVE-2024-4765

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-4765

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mozilla

firefox

CWE

CWE-327

Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

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