CVE-2019-9818 (GCVE-0-2019-9818)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-07-23 13:23 – Updated: 2024-08-04 22:01
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A race condition is present in the crash generation server used to generate data for the crash reporter. This issue can lead to a use-after-free in the main process, resulting in a potentially exploitable crash and a sandbox escape. *Note: this vulnerability only affects Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.7, Firefox < 67, and Firefox ESR < 60.7.
Severity
8.3 (High)
CWE
- Use-after-free in crash generation server
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1542581 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
3 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Thunderbird |
Affected:
unspecified , < 60.7
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| Mozilla | Firefox |
Affected:
unspecified , < 67
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR |
Affected:
unspecified , < 60.7
(custom)
|
guessed |
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