CVE-2019-17009

When running, the updater service wrote status and log files to an unrestricted location; potentially allowing an unprivileged process to locate and exploit a vulnerability in file handling in the updater service. *Note: This attack requires local system access and only affects Windows. Other operating systems are not affected.*. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.3, Firefox ESR < 68.3, and Firefox < 71.

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1510494Permissions Required
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-36/Vendor Advisory
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-37/Vendor Advisory
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-38/Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1510494Permissions Required
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-36/Vendor Advisory
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-37/Vendor Advisory
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-38/Vendor Advisory

Published

Jan 8, 2020

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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