Use After Free in Mozilla Firefox

CVE-2019-17008

When using nested workers, a use-after-free could occur during worker destruction. This resulted in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.3, Firefox ESR < 68.3, and Firefox < 71.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.019 (77.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-17008?
CVE-2019-17008 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-01-08.
How severe is CVE-2019-17008?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.