CVE-2019-17009
Thunderbird and Firefox DIR File Handling Vulnerability
Description
When running, the updater service wrote status and log files to an unrestricted location; potentially allowing an unprivileged process to locate and exploit a vulnerability in file handling in the updater service. *Note: This attack requires local system access and only affects Windows. Other operating systems are not affected.*. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.3, Firefox ESR < 68.3, and Firefox < 71.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 8, 2020, 10:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 4:31 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2019-17009
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Upgrade Firefox to version 71.0 or later.
- Upgrade Firefox ESR to version 68.3 or later.
- Upgrade Thunderbird to version 68.3 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2019-17009.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-17009 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-17009
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2019-17009 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2019-17009 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00000.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00001.html Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1510494 Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-36/ Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-37/ Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-38/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 24, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-269 NVD-CWE-noinfo -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 13, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00000.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00001.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00001.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1510494 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1510494 Permissions Required Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-36/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-36/ Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-37/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-37/ Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-38/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-38/ Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-269 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 71.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 68.3 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 68.3 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 09, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00001.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00000.html [No Types Assigned]
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Base CVSS Score: 4.6
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.14 }} -0.12%
score
0.31265
percentile