CVE-2019-11758
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CVE-2019-11758 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Mozilla community member Philipp reported a memory safety bug present in Firefox 68 when 360 Total Security was installed. This bug showed evidence of memory corruption in the accessibility engine and we presume that with enough effort that it could be exploited to run arbitrary code. EPSS estimates a 1.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Mozilla community member Philipp reported a memory safety bug present in Firefox 68 when 360 Total Security was installed. This bug showed evidence of memory corruption in the accessibility engine and we presume that with enough effort that it could be exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 69, Thunderbird < 68.2, and Firefox ESR < 68.2.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 69.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox Esr | < 68.2 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 68.2 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 |
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1536227Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4335-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-25/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-33/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-35/Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1536227Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4335-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-25/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-33/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-35/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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