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CVE-2019-17021

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Published: Jan 8, 2020Modified: Nov 21, 2024

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5.3
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploitability: 1.6 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

During the initialization of a new content process, a race condition occurs that can allow a content process to disclose heap addresses from the parent process. *Note: this issue only occurs on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.4 and Firefox < 72.

Affected (3)

Mozilla
2 products
Firefox
Firefox Esr
Opensuse
1 product
Leap
Configuration A
2 vulnerable · 1 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Firefox
Before 72.0
Firefox Esr
Before 68.4
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Microsoft
Windows
All versions
Configuration B
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Leap
Version 15.1

Related CWEs

CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.

References (14)

Source: security@mozilla.org
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: security@mozilla.org
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: security@mozilla.org
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: security@mozilla.org
ExploitIssue TrackingPermissions Required
Source: security@mozilla.org
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: security@mozilla.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: security@mozilla.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitIssue TrackingPermissions Required
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

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