CVE-2024-4772 Weak cryptography in Firefox
Medium 5.9
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-4772 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2024-4772 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 14 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4772 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Mozilla Firefox. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4772/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4772/index.md)
Predictable HTTP digest authentication nonces in Firefox allow attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-4772?
CVE-2024-4772 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 14 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An HTTP digest authentication nonce value was generated using `rand()` which could lead to predictable values. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 126.
Weakness: CWE-338
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4772?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Firefox.
How do I fix CVE-2024-4772?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2024-4772 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4772 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-64f6-885c-52vw, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-4772.