Reachable Assertion Affecting firefox package, versions <66.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.89% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-FIREFOX-341164
  • published20 Mar 2019
  • disclosed26 Apr 2019

Introduced: 20 Mar 2019

CVE-2019-9795  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-617  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-843  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 firefox to version 66.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability where type-confusion in the IonMonkey just-in-time (JIT) compiler could potentially be used by malicious JavaScript to trigger a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.6, Firefox ESR < 60.6, and Firefox < 66.