Buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2019-11759
An attacker could have caused 4 bytes of HMAC output to be written past the end of a buffer stored on the stack. This could be used by an attacker to execute arbitrary code or more likely lead to a crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 70, Thunderbird < 68.2, and Firefox ESR < 68.2.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions before 70
- Mozilla Firefox Esr — versions before 68.2
- Mozilla Firefox Esr
- Mozilla Thunderbird — versions before 68.2
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 16.04
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-35/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-33/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-34/ (Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-10 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4335-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-11759?
- CVE-2019-11759 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-01-08.
- How severe is CVE-2019-11759?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-11759 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.