CVE-2019-17024
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CVE-2019-17024 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Mozilla developers reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 71 and Firefox ESR 68.3. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. EPSS estimates a 2.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Mozilla developers reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 71 and Firefox ESR 68.3. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.4 and Firefox < 72.
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 | < 72.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox Esr | < 68.4 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 19.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 19.10 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 8.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Eus | 7.7 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Eus | 8.1 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Eus | 8.2 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Eus | 8.4 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 6.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 7.7 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 8.2 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 8.4 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Tus | 7.7 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Tus | 8.2 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Tus | 8.4 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 7.0 |
| Opensuse | Leap | 15.1 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00029.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00043.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155912/Slackware-Security-Advisory-mozilla-thunderbird-Updates.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0085Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0086Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0111Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0120Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0123Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0127Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0292Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0295Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1507180%2C1595470%2C1598605%2C1601826Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00016.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/12Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/18Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/26Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-02Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4234-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4241-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4335-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4600Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4603Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-01/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-02/Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00029.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00043.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155912/Slackware-Security-Advisory-mozilla-thunderbird-Updates.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0085Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0086Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0111Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0120Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0123Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0127Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0292Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0295Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1507180%2C1595470%2C1598605%2C1601826Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00016.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/12Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/18Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/26Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-02Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4234-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4241-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4335-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4600Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4603Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-01/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-02/Vendor Advisory
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