Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in Mozilla Firefox
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-668 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The HTTP Alternative Services header, Alt-Svc, can be used by a malicious site to scan all TCP ports of any host that the accessible to a user when web content is loaded. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 68.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | before 68 | 68 | Patch available | CNA |
- Firefox VendorMozilla Affected before 68 Fixed in 68 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 68
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Mozilla Firefox — GLSA-201908-12
23 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 2 CRITICAL, 8 MEDIUM, 13 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-08769 Improper input validation in Mozilla Firefox ESRPriority CRITICAL 100
- 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
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-11728
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-64hw-6p83-m326
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-2019-11728 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-11728 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-64hw-6p83-m326 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-11728 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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