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CVE-2019-9815

HIGHEPSS 76th pctl
8.1
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

If hyperthreading is not disabled, a timing attack vulnerability exists, similar to previous Spectre attacks. Apple has shipped macOS 10.14.5 with an option to disable hyperthreading in applications running untrusted code in a thread through a new sysctl. Firefox now makes use of it on the main thread and any worker threads. *Note: users need to update to macOS 10.14.5 in order to take advantage of this change.*. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.7, Firefox < 67, and Firefox ESR < 60.7.

How to fix

Remediation Available
DeveloperEditionWindows application
Affected:67.0Fixed in:67.0Mozilla
Mozilla Firefox (en-US)Windows application
Affected:67.0Fixed in:67.0Mozilla
Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-US)Windows application
Affected:60.7Fixed in:60.7Mozilla
Mozilla Thunderbird (en-US)Windows application
Affected:60.7Fixed in:60.7Mozilla

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 ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.83%probability of exploitation in 30 days
76thpercentile

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

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