CVE-2019-9811
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CVE-2019-9811 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.3/10 on the CVSS scale. As part of a winning Pwn2Own entry, a researcher demonstrated a sandbox escape by installing a malicious language pack and then opening a browser feature that used the compromised translation. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.8, Firefox < 68, and Thunderbird < 60.8.. EPSS estimates a 2.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
As part of a winning Pwn2Own entry, a researcher demonstrated a sandbox escape by installing a malicious language pack and then opening a browser feature that used the compromised translation. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.8, Firefox < 68, and Thunderbird < 60.8.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 68.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox Esr | < 60.8 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 60.8 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
| Novell | Suse Package Hub For Suse Linux Enterprise | 12 |
| Opensuse | Leap | 15.0 |
| Opensuse | Leap | 15.1 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00055.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00058.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00073.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00011.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00017.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1538007Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1539598Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1563327Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-12Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-20Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-21/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-22/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-23/Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00055.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00058.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00073.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00011.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00017.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1538007Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1539598Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1563327Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-12Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-20Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-21/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-22/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-23/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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