Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2019-17009
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.
EPSS: 0.003 (25.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows
- Mozilla Firefox — versions before 71
- Mozilla Firefox Esr — versions before 68.3
- Mozilla Firefox_esr
- Mozilla Thunderbird — versions before 68.3
- Opensuse Leap — versions 15.1
References
- security@mozilla.org (Permissions Required, x_refsource_MISC)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-17009?
- CVE-2019-17009 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-01-08.
- How severe is CVE-2019-17009?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.