Use of uninitialized resource in Mozilla Firefox
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-908Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A latent vulnerability exists in the Prio library where data may be read from uninitialized memory for some functions, leading to potential memory corruption. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 66.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01357 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Firefox (Mozilla): 66
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-2019-9805
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fqhq-pc8v-8xch
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-2019-9805 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-9805 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fqhq-pc8v-8xch · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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