CVE-2024-8383
Mozilla Firefox ESR and 4 others: Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default
CVE-2024-8383 is fixed in 111 products on 2 platforms, first by Firefox Developer Edition (en-US) 130.0, released August 6, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
HighFixed on 2 platforms
CVSS
7.5
Important
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0064
50th percentile
Firefox normally asks for confirmation before asking the operating system to find an application to handle a scheme that the browser does not support. It did not ask before doing so for the Usenet-related schemes news: and snews:. Since most operating systems don't have a trusted newsreader installed by default, an unscrupulous program that the user downloaded could register itself as a handler. The website that served the application download could then launch that application at will. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 130, Firefox ESR < 128.2, and Firefox ESR < 115.15.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows apps | |||
| Firefox Developer Edition (en-US) | 130.0 | Firefox Developer Edition (en-US) 130.0 | Aug 6, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox (en-US) | 130.0 | Mozilla Firefox (en-US) 130.0 | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ach) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ach) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (af) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (af) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (an) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (an) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ar) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ar) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ast) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ast) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (az) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (az) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (be) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (be) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (bg) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (bg) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (bn) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (bn) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (br) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (br) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (bs) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (bs) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ca) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ca) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ca-valencia) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ca-valencia) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (cak) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (cak) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (cs) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (cs) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (cy) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (cy) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (da) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (da) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (de) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (de) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (dsb) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (dsb) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (el) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (el) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-CA) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-CA) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-GB) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-GB) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-US) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-US) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (eo) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (eo) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (es-AR) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (es-AR) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (es-CL) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (es-CL) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (es-ES) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (es-ES) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (es-MX) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (es-MX) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (et) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (et) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (eu) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (eu) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (fa) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (fa) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ff) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ff) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (fi) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (fi) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (fr) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (fr) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (fur) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (fur) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (fy-NL) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (fy-NL) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ga-IE) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ga-IE) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (gd) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (gd) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (gl) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (gl) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (gn) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (gn) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (gu-IN) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (gu-IN) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (he) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (he) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (hi-IN) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (hi-IN) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (hr) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (hr) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (hsb) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (hsb) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (hu) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (hu) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (hy-AM) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (hy-AM) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ia) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ia) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (id) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (id) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (is) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (is) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (it) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (it) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ja) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ja) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ka) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ka) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (kab) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (kab) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (kk) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (kk) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (km) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (km) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (kn) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (kn) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ko) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ko) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (lij) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (lij) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (lt) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (lt) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (lv) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (lv) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (mk) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (mk) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (mr) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (mr) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ms) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ms) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (my) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (my) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (nb-NO) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (nb-NO) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ne-NP) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ne-NP) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (nl) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (nl) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (nn-NO) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (nn-NO) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (oc) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (oc) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (pa-IN) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (pa-IN) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (pl) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (pl) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (pt-BR) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (pt-BR) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (pt-PT) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (pt-PT) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (rm) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (rm) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ro) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ro) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ru) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ru) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (sat) | 140.13.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (sat) 140.13.0 | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (sc) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (sc) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (sco) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (sco) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (si) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (si) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (sk) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (sk) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (sl) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (sl) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (son) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (son) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (sq) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (sq) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (sr) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (sr) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (sv-SE) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (sv-SE) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (szl) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (szl) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ta) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ta) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (te) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (te) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (tg) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (tg) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (th) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (th) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (tl) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (tl) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (tr) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (tr) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (trs) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (trs) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (uk) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (uk) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ur) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ur) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (uz) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (uz) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (vi) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (vi) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (xh) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (xh) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (zh-CN) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (zh-CN) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (zh-TW) | 140.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (zh-TW) 140.3.0 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Linux | |||
| MozillaFirefox · opensuse-leap 15.6 | 128.2.0-150200.152.149.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:3157-1 | Sep 6, 2024 |
| MozillaFirefox · sles 15.6 | 128.2.0-150200.152.149.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:3157-1 | Sep 6, 2024 |
| firefox · RHEL 8 | 0:128.2.0-1.el8_10 | RHSA-2024:6682 | Sep 16, 2024 |
| firefox · RHEL 9 | 0:128.2.0-1.el9_4 | RHSA-2024:6681 | Sep 16, 2024 |
| firefox · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 130.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | firefox 130.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | Sep 3, 2024 |
| firefox · almalinux 8 | 128.2.0-1.el8_10.alma.1 | ALSA-2024:6682 | Sep 16, 2024 |
| firefox · almalinux 9 | 128.2.0-1.el9_4.alma.1 | ALSA-2024:6681 | Sep 16, 2024 |
| firefox · ol 8 | 0:128.2.0-1.0.2.el8_10 | ELSA-2024-6682 | Sep 20, 2024 |
| firefox · ol 9 | 0:128.2.0-1.0.2.el9_4 | ELSA-2024-6681 | Sep 20, 2024 |
| firefox · rocky 8 | 0:128.2.0-1.el8_10 | RLSA-2024:6682 | Sep 17, 2024 |
| firefox · rocky 9 | 0:128.2.0-1.el9_4.0.1 | RLSA-2024:6681 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| firefox-esr · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 115.15.0esr-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-8383 | Sep 3, 2024 |
| firefox-esr · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 115.15.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-8383 | Sep 3, 2024 |
| firefox-esr · Debian 14 | 115.15.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-8383 | Sep 3, 2024 |
| firefox-geckodriver · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 130.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | firefox-geckodriver 130.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | Sep 3, 2024 |
| firefox-mozsymbols · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 130.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | firefox-mozsymbols 130.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | Sep 3, 2024 |
| firefox-x11 · RHEL 9 | 0:128.2.0-1.el9_4 | RHSA-2024:6681 | Sep 16, 2024 |
| firefox-x11 · almalinux 9 | 128.2.0-1.el9_4.alma.1 | ALSA-2024:6681 | Sep 16, 2024 |
| firefox-x11 · ol 9 | 0:128.2.0-1.0.2.el9_4 | ELSA-2024-6681 | Sep 20, 2024 |
| thunderbird · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 1:115.15.0-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-8383 | Sep 3, 2024 |
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