CVE-2019-17015

HIGH

Firefox < 72.0 and Firefox ESR < 68.4 - Out-of-bounds Write via Content Process Initialization

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

During the initialization of a new content process, a pointer offset can be manipulated leading to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash in 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.

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Permissions Required x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1599005
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-01/
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-02/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/18

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0093
EPSS Percentile 76.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (2)
mozilla/firefox < 72.0
mozilla/firefox_esr < 68.4
Published Jan 08, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026