🛡️ CVE-2024-4767 — debian-linux

🟡 CVSS 4.3 — Medium ⚠️ Exploit Public CWE-459 NVD
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Description

If the browser.privatebrowsing.autostart preference is enabled, IndexedDB files were not properly deleted when the window was closed. This preference is disabled by default in Firefox. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 126, Firefox ESR < 115.11, and Thunderbird < 115.11.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity none, availability none.

Weakness class

CVE-2024-4767 is classified as CWE-459: Incomplete Cleanup. Temporary state is not fully removed after use, leaving data or resources behind.

Affected software

CVE-2024-4767 is recorded against 3 packages.

  • debian-linux
  • firefox (fixed in 126.0)
  • thunderbird (fixed in 115.11.0)

Timeline and source

Published on 14 May 2024 and last revised on 17 June 2026. A public exploit is known to exist, which raises the urgency of patching considerably. Record sourced from NVD.

References

bugzilla.mozilla.org
lists.debian.org
lists.debian.org
www.mozilla.org
www.mozilla.org
www.mozilla.org
bugzilla.mozilla.org
lists.debian.org
lists.debian.org
www.mozilla.org
www.mozilla.org
www.mozilla.org

CVE-2024-4767 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity MEDIUM
CVSS Score 4.3
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE CWE-459
Public Exploit ⚠️ Yes
Source NVD
Published 2024-05-14
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-06-17
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
debian-linux
firefox 126.0
thunderbird 115.11.0

References

Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1878577
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1878577

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