Due to a missing case handling object types, a type confusion vulnerability could occur, resulting in a crash. We presume that with enough effort that it could be exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.4 and Firefox < 72.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0263.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Mozilla Firefox ESR affected
Version Status Constraints
before 68.4 affected —
Mozilla Firefox affected
Version Status Constraints
before 72 affected —

Configuration 1 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Package CPE Advisory Released Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
firefox-0:68.4.1-1.el6_10 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6 RHSA-2020:0086 2020-01-13T00:00:00Z
thunderbird-0:68.4.1-2.el6_10 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6 RHSA-2020:0123 2020-01-16T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
firefox-0:68.4.1-1.el7_7 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7 RHSA-2020:0085 2020-01-13T00:00:00Z
thunderbird-0:68.4.1-2.el7_7 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7 RHSA-2020:0120 2020-01-16T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
firefox-0:68.4.1-1.el8_1 cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 RHSA-2020:0111 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z
thunderbird-0:68.4.1-2.el8_1 cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 RHSA-2020:0127 2020-01-16T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions
thunderbird-0:68.4.1-2.el8_0 cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.0 RHSA-2020:0292 2020-01-30T00:00:00Z
firefox-0:68.4.1-1.el8_0 cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.0 RHSA-2020:0295 2020-01-30T00:00:00Z

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2061-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2071-1 thunderbird security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4600-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4603-1 thunderbird security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-7491 Due to a missing case handling object types, a type confusion vulnerability could occur, resulting in a crash. We presume that with enough effort that it could be exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.4 and Firefox < 72.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4234-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4241-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4335-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
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References
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00029.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00043.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155912/Slackware-Security-Advisory-mozilla-thunderbird-Updates.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0085 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0086 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0111 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0120 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0123 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0127 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0292 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0295 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1603055 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00005.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00016.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17017 cve-icon
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/12 cve-icon cve-icon
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/18 cve-icon cve-icon
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/26 cve-icon cve-icon
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-02 cve-icon cve-icon
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4234-1/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4241-1/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4335-1/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-17017 cve-icon
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4600 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4603 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-02/#CVE-2019-17017 cve-icon
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-01/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-02/ cve-icon cve-icon
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T01:24:48.752Z

Reserved: 2019-09-30T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2019-17017

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-01-08T22:15:12.357

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:31:33.150

Link: CVE-2019-17017

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2019-17017 - Bugzilla

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