CVE-2019-11757 (GCVE-0-2019-11757)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-01-08 19:26 – Updated: 2024-08-04 23:03
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Summary
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.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Use-after-free when creating index updates in IndexedDB
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Vendor Product Version CPE status
Mozilla Firefox Affected: before 70
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Mozilla Thunderbird Affected: before 68.2
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Mozilla Firefox ESR Affected: before 68.2
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      "product_status:known_affected": "2",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "Mozilla: Use-after-free when creating index updates in IndexedDB",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2019/cve-2019-11757.json",
      "version": "3"
    },
    "suse_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "important",
      "current_release_date": "2026-09-09T00:41:49Z",
      "cve": "CVE-2019-11757",
      "id": "CVE-2019-11757",
      "initial_release_date": "2023-02-15T04:11:58Z",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "158",
      "product_status:recommended": "446",
      "source": "SUSE CSAF VEX",
      "status": "interim",
      "title": "SUSE CVE CVE-2019-11757",
      "url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf-vex/cve-2019-11757.json",
      "version": "26"
    }
  }
}



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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

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Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


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