CVE-2019-17024

Public Exploit

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.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.10% Top 20%
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Affected: Mozilla Firefox ESR
Affected: Mozilla Firefox
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1507180%2C1595470%2C1598605%2C1601826 issue tracking vendor advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-01/ vendor advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-02/ vendor advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/12 third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00005.html third party advisory mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4600 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4234-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/18 third party advisory mailing list
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0085 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0086 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155912/Slackware-Security-Advisory-mozilla-thunderbird-Updates.html exploit vdb entry third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0111 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00029.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0120 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0123 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0127 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4241-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4603 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/26 third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00016.html third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00043.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0292 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0295 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-02 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4335-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-17024?
CVE-2019-17024 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-17024?
To fix CVE-2019-17024, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-17024 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-17024 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-17024?
CVE-2019-17024 affects Mozilla Firefox ESR, Mozilla Firefox.
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