CVE-2020-12406
Last modified
CVE-2020-12406 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Mozilla Developer Iain Ireland discovered a missing type check during unboxed objects removal, resulting in a crash. We presume that with enough effort that it could be exploited to run arbitrary code. EPSS estimates a 1.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Mozilla Developer Iain Ireland discovered a missing type check during unboxed objects removal, resulting in a crash. We presume that with enough effort that it could be exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.9.0, Firefox < 77, and Firefox ESR < 68.9.
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 | < 77.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox Esr | < 68.9.0 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 68.9.0 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 19.10 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 20.04 |
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1639590Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4421-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-20/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-21/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-22/Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1639590Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4421-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-20/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-21/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-22/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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