CVE-2019-17009

 

Published at: - 08-01-2020 11:15

Last modified: - 24-09-2022 03:03

Total changes: - 2

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.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

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

 

Verification logic

 

Reference

• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1510494
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-38/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-37/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-36/
• openSUSE-SU-2020:0002-Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• openSUSE-SU-2020:0003-Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

 

Keywords

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CVE-2019-17009

 

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