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CVE-2019-17026

Warning
Exploit

Incorrect alias information in IonMonkey JIT compiler for setting array elements could lead to a type confusion. We are aware of targeted attacks in the wild abusing this flaw. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.4.1, Thunderbird < 68.4.1, and Firefox < 72.0.1.

Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
MozillaFirefox SwEditionesr Version < 68.4.1
MozillaFirefox Version < 72.0.1
MozillaThunderbird Version < 68.4.1
CanonicalUbuntu Linux Version16.04 SwEditionesm

03.11.2021: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

Mozilla Firefox And Thunderbird Type Confusion Vulnerability

Vulnerability

Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird contain a type confusion vulnerability due to incorrect alias information in the IonMonkey JIT compiler when setting array elements.

Description

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Required actions
EPSS Metriken
Type Source Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 50.98% 0.978
CVSS Metriken
Source Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector string
nvd@nist.gov 8.8 2.8 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd@nist.gov 6.8 8.6 6.4
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 8.8 2.8 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type.