Out-of-bounds write in Mozilla Thunderbird
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 15 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Mozilla developers reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 70 and Firefox ESR 68.2. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.3, Firefox ESR < 68.3, and Firefox < 71.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01967 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Thunderbird (Mozilla): 68.3Firefox ESR (Mozilla): 68.3+1 more productRed Hat: 8 advisoriesRed Hat: 15 fixed, 1 without a fix
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 | Thunderbird | before 68.3 | 68.3 | Patch available | CNA |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | before 68.3 | 68.3 | Patch available | CNA |
| Mozilla | Firefox | before 71 | 71 | Patch available | CNA |
- Thunderbird VendorMozilla Affected before 68.3 Fixed in 68.3 Patch available CNA
- Firefox ESR VendorMozilla Affected before 68.3 Fixed in 68.3 Patch available CNA
- Firefox VendorMozilla Affected before 71 Fixed in 71 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 71.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 68.3 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 68.3 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.1 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | 16.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 18.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 71.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 68.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 68.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* Versions 16.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 18.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Thunderbird (Mozilla) Fixed in 68.3
- Fix · CNA Firefox ESR (Mozilla) Fixed in 68.3
- Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 71
Red Hat 8 advisories
- RHSA-2020:0295 Released 2020-01-30 · Red Hat rating Criticalfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.0) firefox-68.4.1-1.el8_0
- RHSA-2020:0292 Released 2020-01-30 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.0) thunderbird-68.4.1-2.el8_0
- RHSA-2019:4205 Released 2019-12-11 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) thunderbird-68.3.0-3.el6_10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) thunderbird-68.3.0-3.el6_10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) thunderbird-68.3.0-3.el6_10
Show 5 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2019:4195 Released 2019-12-10 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) thunderbird-68.3.0-2.el8_1
- RHSA-2019:4148 Released 2019-12-10 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) thunderbird-68.3.0-1.el7_7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) thunderbird-68.3.0-1.el7_7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) thunderbird-68.3.0-1.el7_7
- RHSA-2019:4111 Released 2019-12-05 · Red Hat rating Criticalfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) firefox-68.3.0-1.el8_1
- RHSA-2019:4107 Released 2019-12-05 · Red Hat rating Criticalfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox-68.3.0-1.el7_7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox-68.3.0-1.el7_7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox-68.3.0-1.el7_7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox-68.3.0-1.el7_7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox-68.3.0-1.el7_7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox-68.3.0-1.el7_7
- RHSA-2019:4108 Released 2019-12-05 · Red Hat rating Criticalfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) firefox-68.3.0-1.el6_10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) firefox-68.3.0-1.el6_10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) firefox-68.3.0-1.el6_10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) firefox-68.3.0-1.el6_10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) firefox-68.3.0-1.el6_10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) firefox-68.3.0-1.el6_10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) firefox-68.3.0-1.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 — USN-4241-1
10 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 6 MEDIUM, 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-08802 Out-of-bounds write in Mozilla ThunderbirdPriority MEDIUM 44
- TI-2019-12707 Out-of-bounds write in Mozilla Firefox ESRPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2019-12700 Type confusion in Mozilla Firefox ESRPriority MEDIUM 43
- Advisory ·
Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, Thunderbird — RHSA-2020:0292
9 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 5 MEDIUM, 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-12707 Out-of-bounds write in Mozilla Firefox ESRPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2019-12700 Type confusion in Mozilla Firefox ESRPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2019-12691 Use after free in Mozilla ThunderbirdPriority MEDIUM 42
Show 3 more groups
- Advisory ·
Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, Thunderbird — RHSA-2020:0295
9 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 5 MEDIUM, 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-12707 Out-of-bounds write in Mozilla Firefox ESRPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2019-12700 Type confusion in Mozilla Firefox ESRPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2019-12691 Use after free in Mozilla ThunderbirdPriority MEDIUM 42
- Advisory ·
Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, Thunderbird — openSUSE-SU-2020:0003
7 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-08802 Out-of-bounds write in Mozilla ThunderbirdPriority MEDIUM 44
- TI-2019-12691 Use after free in Mozilla ThunderbirdPriority MEDIUM 42
- TI-2019-12688 Out-of-bounds write in Mozilla ThunderbirdPriority MEDIUM 42
- Advisory ·
Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, Thunderbird — openSUSE-SU-2020:0002
7 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-08802 Out-of-bounds write in Mozilla ThunderbirdPriority MEDIUM 44
- TI-2019-12691 Use after free in Mozilla ThunderbirdPriority MEDIUM 42
- TI-2019-12688 Out-of-bounds write in Mozilla ThunderbirdPriority MEDIUM 42
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. 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 AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2019:4111, RHSA-2019:4195 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:0292, RHSA-2020:0295 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2019:4107, RHSA-2019:4148 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2019:4107 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2019:4108, RHSA-2019:4205 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2019:4108 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2019:4108 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2019:4108 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2019:4107 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2019:4108, RHSA-2019:4205 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2019:4107, RHSA-2019:4148 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2019:4108, RHSA-2019:4205 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2019:4107, RHSA-2019:4148 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2019:4108 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2019:4107 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-17012
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q2gm-8f48-27f9
References
Advisory 12
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1449736%2C1533957%2C1560667%2C1567209%2C1580288%2C1585760%2C1592502
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-36/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-38/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-37/
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0003
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0002
- USN-4241-1
- RHSA-2020:0292
- RHSA-2020:0295
- GLSA-202003-02
- GLSA-202003-10
- USN-4335-1
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Sources
- CVE-2019-17012 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-17012 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q2gm-8f48-27f9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-17012 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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