Use After Free Affecting firefox package, versions <70.0+build2-0ubuntu1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.34% (68th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-FIREFOX-583602
  • published22 Oct 2019
  • disclosed8 Jan 2020

Introduced: 22 Oct 2019

CVE-2019-11757  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 firefox to version 70.0+build2-0ubuntu1 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:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

When following the value's prototype chain, it was possible to retain a reference to a locale, delete it, and subsequently reference it. This resulted in a use-after-free and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 70, Thunderbird < 68.2, and Firefox ESR < 68.2.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1