CVE-2019-11708
Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Sandbox Escape Vulnerability
Exploited in the wild
This vulnerability is on a Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue, added 2022-05-23. Federal due date: 2022-06-13.
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Public exploit code
Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.
- Mozilla FireFox (Windows 10 x64) - Full Chain Client Side Attack2019-12-07 · local · windows_x86-64
Impact
Insufficient vetting of parameters passed with the Prompt:Open IPC message between child and parent processes can result in the non-sandboxed parent process opening web content chosen by a compromised child process. When combined with additional vulnerabilities this could result in executing arbitrary code on the user's computer. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.7.2, Firefox < 67.0.4, and Thunderbird < 60.7.2.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | before 60.7.2 before 67.0.4 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | before 60.7.2 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- CISA KEV catalog
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155592/Mozilla-Firefox-Windows-64-Bit-Chain-Exploit.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1559858
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-12
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-19/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-20/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155592/Mozilla-Firefox-Windows-64-Bit-Chain-Exploit.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1559858
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-12
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-19/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-20/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-11708