CVE-2019-9788
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CVE-2019-9788 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Mozilla developers and community members reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 65, Firefox ESR 60.5, and Thunderbird 60.5. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort that some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code. EPSS estimates a 2.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Mozilla developers and community members reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 65, Firefox ESR 60.5, and Thunderbird 60.5. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort that some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.6, Firefox ESR < 60.6, and Firefox < 66.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 60.6.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 66.0 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 60.6.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 8.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Eus | 8.1 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Eus | 8.2 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Eus | 8.4 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 8.2 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 8.4 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Tus | 8.2 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Tus | 8.4 |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0966Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1144Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-07/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-08/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-11/Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0966Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1144Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-07/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-08/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-11/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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