CVE-2024-11698

firefox: thunderbird: Fullscreen Lock-Up When Modal Dialog Interrupts Transition on macOS

Published Nov 26, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw in handling fullscreen transitions may have inadvertently caused the application to become stuck in fullscreen mode when a modal dialog was opened during the transition. This issue left users unable to exit fullscreen mode using standard actions like pressing "Esc" or accessing right-click menus, resulting in a disrupted browsing experience until the browser is restarted.
*This bug only affects the application when running on macOS. Other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 133, Firefox ESR < 128.5, Thunderbird < 133, and Thunderbird < 128.5.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mozilla
Mozilla firefox
Mozilla firefox Esr
Mozilla thunderbird
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mozilla
Mozilla firefox
Mozilla firefox Esr
Mozilla thunderbird
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title firefox: thunderbird: Fullscreen Lock-Up When Modal Dialog Interrupts Transition on macOS
Weaknesses CWE-755
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

threat_severity

Low

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw in handling fullscreen transitions may have inadvertently caused the application to become stuck in fullscreen mode when a modal dialog was opened during the transition. This issue left users unable to exit fullscreen mode using standard actions like pressing "Esc" or accessing right-click menus, resulting in a disrupted browsing experience until the browser is restarted. *This bug only affects the application when running on macOS. Other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 133, Firefox ESR < 128.5, Thunderbird < 133, and Thunderbird < 128.5.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Nov 27, 2024, 3:20 PM
Reserved
Nov 25, 2024, 4:29 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Nov 26, 2024, 2:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:58 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Nov 26, 2024, 1:34 PM