CVE-2020-15670
Last modified
CVE-2020-15670 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Mozilla developers reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox for Android 79. 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 1.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Mozilla developers reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox for Android 79. 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 < 80, Firefox ESR < 78.2, Thunderbird < 78.2, and Firefox for Android < 80.
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 | < 80.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox Esr | < 78.2 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 78.2 |
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1651001%2C1653626%2C1656957Broken Link, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-36/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-38/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-39/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-41/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1651001%2C1653626%2C1656957Broken Link, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-36/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-38/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-39/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-41/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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