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GSD-2019-17015

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:23
Details
During the initialization of a new content process, a pointer offset can be manipulated leading to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash in the parent process. *Note: this issue only occurs on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.4 and Firefox < 72.
Aliases
Aliases

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