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CRITICAL
CVE-2019-9788
Firefox/Thunderbird Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description

Mozilla developers and community members reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 65, Firefox ESR 60.5, and Thunderbird 60.5. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort that some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.6, Firefox ESR < 60.6, and Firefox < 66.

INFO

Published Date :

April 26, 2019, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 30, 2022, 6:47 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-9788 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus
4 Redhat enterprise_linux_eus
1 Mozilla firefox
2 Mozilla firefox_esr
3 Mozilla thunderbird
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-2019-9788.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0966 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1144 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1518001%2C1521304%2C1521214%2C1506665%2C1516834%2C1518774%2C1524755%2C1523362%2C1524214%2C1529203 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-07/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-08/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-11/ Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-9788 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-9788 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 30, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0966 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0966 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1144 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1144 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1518001%2C1521304%2C1521214%2C1506665%2C1516834%2C1518774%2C1524755%2C1523362%2C1524214%2C1529203 Broken Link, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1518001%2C1521304%2C1521214%2C1506665%2C1516834%2C1518774%2C1524755%2C1523362%2C1524214%2C1529203 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-119 CWE-787
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 13, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1144 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 07, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0966 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 26, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-08/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-08/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1518001%2C1521304%2C1521214%2C1506665%2C1516834%2C1518774%2C1524755%2C1523362%2C1524214%2C1529203 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1518001%2C1521304%2C1521214%2C1506665%2C1516834%2C1518774%2C1524755%2C1523362%2C1524214%2C1529203 Broken Link, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-11/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-11/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-07/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-07/ Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 66.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 60.6.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 60.6.0
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-9788 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.70 }} 0.03%

score

0.80673

percentile

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