CVE-2019-17021
"Firefox Windows Heap Disclosure"
Description
During the initialization of a new content process, a race condition occurs that can allow a content process to disclose heap addresses from 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.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 8, 2020, 10:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Jan. 1, 2022, 8:02 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.6
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2019-17021
vulnerability.
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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-2019-17021.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00029.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00043.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155912/Slackware-Security-Advisory-mozilla-thunderbird-Updates.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1599008 | Exploit Issue Tracking Permissions Required |
| https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/18 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-01/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-02/ | Vendor Advisory |
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-2019-17021 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2019-17021 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 [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 01, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00029.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00029.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00043.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00043.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155912/Slackware-Security-Advisory-mozilla-thunderbird-Updates.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155912/Slackware-Security-Advisory-mozilla-thunderbird-Updates.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1599008 Permissions Required https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1599008 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Permissions Required Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Jul. 21, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-200 CWE-362 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 22, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00043.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 15, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00029.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 13, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155912/Slackware-Security-Advisory-mozilla-thunderbird-Updates.html [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 13, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1599008 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1599008 Permissions Required Changed Reference Type https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/18 No Types Assigned https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/18 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-01/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-01/ Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-02/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-02/ Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-200 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 72.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 68.4 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 13, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/18 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-17021 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-2019-17021
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.79 }} 0.10%
score
0.79547
percentile