#VU33030 Buffer overflow in Firefox ESR - CVE-2019-11709

Vulnerability identifier: #VU33030

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11709

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Firefox ESR
Client/Desktop applications / Web browsers

Vendor: Mozilla

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Mozilla developers and community members reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 67 and Firefox ESR 60.7. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort that some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.8, Firefox < 68, and Thunderbird < 60.8.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Firefox ESR: 60.0 - 60.7.2

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External links
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00055.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00058.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00073.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00009.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00010.html
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1547266%2C1540759%2C1548822%2C1550498%2C1515052%2C1539219%2C1547757%2C1550498%2C1533522
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00001.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00002.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-12
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-20
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-21/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-22/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-23/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.