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TI-2019-08769 Aliases CVE-2019-11708GHSA-w2hj-6j62-2w9f

Improper input validation in Mozilla Firefox ESR

Priority CRITICAL 100Exploited in the wildCWE-20Published · 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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2022-05-23CISA due date 2022-06-13
EPSS 0.55874 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Firefox ESR (Mozilla): 60.7.2Firefox (Mozilla): 67.0.4+1 more productRed Hat: 6 advisories

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Active
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MozillaFirefox ESRbefore 60.7.260.7.2Patch availableCNA
MozillaFirefoxbefore 67.0.467.0.4Patch availableCNA
MozillaThunderbirdbefore 60.7.260.7.2Patch availableCNA
  • Firefox ESR VendorMozilla Affected before 60.7.2 Fixed in 60.7.2 Patch available CNA
  • Firefox VendorMozilla Affected before 67.0.4 Fixed in 67.0.4 Patch available CNA
  • Thunderbird VendorMozilla Affected before 60.7.2 Fixed in 60.7.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*before 60.7.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*before 67.0.4VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 60.7.2VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* Versions before 60.7.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions before 67.0.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 60.7.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Firefox ESR (Mozilla) Fixed in 60.7.2
  • Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 67.0.4
  • Fix · CNA Thunderbird (Mozilla) Fixed in 60.7.2

Red Hat 6 advisories

  • RHSA-2019:1696 Released 2019-07-08 · Red Hat rating Critical
    firefox security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) firefox-60.7.2-3.el8_0
  • RHSA-2019:1626 Released 2019-06-27 · Red Hat rating Important
    thunderbird security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) thunderbird-60.7.2-2.el7_6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) thunderbird-60.7.2-2.el7_6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) thunderbird-60.7.2-2.el7_6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7) thunderbird-60.7.2-2.el7_6
  • RHSA-2019:1624 Released 2019-06-27 · Red Hat rating Important
    thunderbird security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) thunderbird-60.7.2-2.el6_10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) thunderbird-60.7.2-2.el6_10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) thunderbird-60.7.2-2.el6_10
Show 3 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2019:1623 Released 2019-06-27 · Red Hat rating Important
    thunderbird security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) thunderbird-60.7.2-2.el8_0
  • RHSA-2019:1603 Released 2019-06-25 · Red Hat rating Critical
    firefox security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox-60.7.2-1.el7_6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox-60.7.2-1.el7_6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox-60.7.2-1.el7_6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox-60.7.2-1.el7_6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox-60.7.2-1.el7_6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox-60.7.2-1.el7_6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) firefox-60.7.2-1.el7_6
  • RHSA-2019:1604 Released 2019-06-25 · Red Hat rating Critical
    firefox security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) firefox-60.7.2-1.el6_10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) firefox-60.7.2-1.el6_10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) firefox-60.7.2-1.el6_10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) firefox-60.7.2-1.el6_10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) firefox-60.7.2-1.el6_10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) firefox-60.7.2-1.el6_10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) firefox-60.7.2-1.el6_10

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, Thunderbird — GLSA-201908-12

    23 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 2 CRITICAL, 8 MEDIUM, 13 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2019-08768 Type confusion in Mozilla Firefox ESRPriority CRITICAL 97
    • TI-2019-08789 A vulnerability exists where if a user opens a locally saved HTML file, this file can use…Priority MEDIUM 48
    • TI-2019-08770 Out-of-bounds write in Mozilla Firefox ESRPriority MEDIUM 47
    Show all 23 records → Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2019:1623, RHSA-2019:1696
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:1603, RHSA-2019:1626
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:1603
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2019:1604, RHSA-2019:1624
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2019:1604
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2019:1604
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2019:1604
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:1603
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2019:1604, RHSA-2019:1624
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:1603, RHSA-2019:1626
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2019:1604, RHSA-2019:1624
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:1603, RHSA-2019:1626
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2019:1604
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:1603
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:1603
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:1626

Timeline

  1. 2022-05-23 Added to CISA KEV
  2. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-11708
  3. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w2hj-6j62-2w9f

References

Advisory 5

  • 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-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
  • TI-2022-09831 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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