CVE-2019-11729 (GCVE-0-2019-11729)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-07-23 13:16 – Updated: 2024-08-04 23:03
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Empty or malformed p256-ECDH public keys may trigger a segmentation fault due values being improperly sanitized before being copied into memory and used. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.8, Firefox < 68, and Thunderbird < 60.8.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CWE
- Empty or malformed p256-ECDH public keys may trigger a segmentation fault
Assigner
References
14 references
Impacted products
3 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR |
Affected:
unspecified , < 60.8
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| Mozilla | Firefox |
Affected:
unspecified , < 68
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird |
Affected:
unspecified , < 60.8
(custom)
|
guessed |
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