CVE-2019-17009

HIGH

Thunderbird <68.3, Firefox ESR <68.3, Firefox <71 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm

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.

References (6)

Core 6

Core References

Permissions Required x_refsource_misc

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1510494

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-36/

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-38/

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-37/

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00000.html

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00001.html

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0014

EPSS Percentile 34.2%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

Status published

Products (4)

mozilla/firefox < 71.0

mozilla/firefox_esr < 68.3

mozilla/thunderbird < 68.3

opensuse/leap 15.1

Published Jan 08, 2020

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026