CVE-2019-17009

When running, the updater service wrote status and log files to an unrestricted location; potentially allowing an unprivileged process to locate and exploit a vulnerability in file handling in the updater service. *Note: This attack requires local system access and only affects Windows. Other operating systems are not affected.*. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.3, Firefox ESR < 68.3, and Firefox < 71.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00000.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00001.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1510494	Permissions Required
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-36/	Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-37/	Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-38/	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird::::::::

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2020-01-08 22:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 17:28

NVD link : CVE-2019-17009

Mitre link : CVE-2019-17009

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-17009

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mozilla

firefox_esr
firefox
thunderbird

opensuse

leap

microsoft

windows

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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