CVE-2024-4772 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An HTTP digest authentication nonce value was generated using `rand()` which could lead to predictable values. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 126.

Published: 2024-05-14

Score: 5.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Mozilla

Firefox

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 126

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Ubuntu USN	USN-6779-1	Firefox vulnerabilities

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00058.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1870579
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-21/

History

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:::::-:::*

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Mozilla Mozilla firefox
Weaknesses		CWE-338
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox::::::::
Vendors & Products		Mozilla Mozilla firefox
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Mozilla Firefox

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published: 2024-05-14T17:21:26.111Z

Updated: 2024-11-20T15:25:54.388Z

Reserved: 2024-05-10T17:37:14.138Z

Link: CVE-2024-4772

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T20:47:41.740Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-14T18:15:15.083

Modified: 2025-04-01T17:52:43.410

Link: CVE-2024-4772

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-338

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