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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-11708

medium Nessus Plugin ID 245341

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

 - Missing thread synchronization primitives could have led to a data race on members of the PlaybackParams structure. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 133 and Thunderbird < 133. (CVE-2024-11708)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2024-11708

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-11708

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 245341

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2024_11708.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 8/7/2025

Updated: 9/14/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-11708

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-11708

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mozjs115, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mozjs52, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:firefox-x11, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:thunderbird, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:thunderbird, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mozjs78, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mozjs38, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.04, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mozjs68, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mozjs91, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:firefox, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mozjs102, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:firefox, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:firefox-x11

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/25/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-11708