8.8High KEV

CVE-2019-17026Mozilla Firefox And Thunderbird Type Confusion Vulnerability

Mozilla Firefox ESR; Mozilla Thunderbird; Mozilla Firefox Published: (6 years ago)

Known exploited — Mozilla Firefox And Thunderbird Type Confusion Vulnerability

CISA confirmed this vulnerability is used in real attacks on 03.11.2021. Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: 03.05.2022.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17026

Description

Incorrect alias information in IonMonkey JIT compiler for setting array elements could lead to a type confusion. We are aware of targeted attacks in the wild abusing this flaw. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.4.1, Thunderbird < 68.4.1, and Firefox < 72.0.1.

Weakness (CWE): CWE-843

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductVersions
canonical ubuntu linux 16.04
Mozilla Firefox unspecified – < 72.0.1
Mozilla Firefox ESR unspecified – < 68.4.1
Mozilla Thunderbird unspecified – < 68.4.1

References and patches

CPE matches (NVD) (4)

  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* < 68.4.1
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* < 72.0.1
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* < 68.4.1
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*