PT-2019-4808 · Mozilla+5 · Firefox Esr+7
Christian Holler
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Published
2019-12-03
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Updated
2024-12-12
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CVE-2019-17012
CVSS v2.0
9.3
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Firefox versions prior to 71
Firefox ESR versions prior to 68.3
Thunderbird versions prior to 68.3
Description
The issue is related to a memory safety bug that can be exploited by a remote attacker to access sensitive data, compromise data integrity, and cause a denial of service. The bug is associated with the lack of input size validation, allowing for potential memory corruption. It is presumed that with sufficient effort, some of these bugs could have been exploited to run arbitrary code.
Recommendations
For Firefox versions prior to 71, update to version 71 or later to resolve the issue.
For Firefox ESR versions prior to 68.3, update to version 68.3 or later to resolve the issue.
For Thunderbird versions prior to 68.3, update to version 68.3 or later to resolve the issue.
Exploit
Fix
Memory Corruption
Buffer Overflow
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Centos
Firefox
Firefox Esr
Red Hat
Suse
Thunderbird
Ubuntu