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CVE-2019-17015

HIGHEPSS 76th pctl
8.8
CVSS v3
NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
DeveloperEditionWindows application
Affected:72.0Fixed in:72.0Mozilla
Mozilla Firefox (en-US)Windows application
Affected:72.0Fixed in:72.0Mozilla
Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-US)Windows application
Affected:68.4Fixed in:68.4Mozilla

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.81%probability of exploitation in 30 days
76thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 76% of all known CVEs.

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.