Out-of-bounds read in Mozilla Firefox
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Insufficient bounds checking of data during inter-process communication might allow a compromised content process to be able to read memory from the parent process under certain conditions. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 66.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 66
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Mozilla Firefox 66
21 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 10 MEDIUM, 11 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-07177 Type confusion in Mozilla ThunderbirdPriority MEDIUM 61
- TI-2019-07178 Out-of-bounds write in Mozilla ThunderbirdPriority MEDIUM 57
- TI-2019-07190 OS command injection in Mozilla FirefoxPriority MEDIUM 46
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-9799
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2fh8-hvqx-49wh
References
More Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-08981 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-09832 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2019-08769 Improper input validation in Mozilla Firefox ESR KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2010-03577 Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-04799 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-04477 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-9799 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-9799 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2fh8-hvqx-49wh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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