If hyperthreading is not disabled, a timing attack vulnerability exists, similar to previous Spectre attacks. Apple has shipped macOS 10.14.5 with an option to disable hyperthreading in applications running untrusted code in a thread through a new sysctl. Firefox now makes use of it on the main thread and any worker threads. *Note: users need to update to macOS 10.14.5 in order to take advantage of this change.*. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.7, Firefox < 67, and Firefox ESR < 60.7.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1546544 | Permissions Required Third Party Advisory |
https://mdsattacks.com/ | Third Party Advisory |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-13/ | Vendor Advisory |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-14/ | Vendor Advisory |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-15/ | Vendor Advisory |
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1546544 | Permissions Required Third Party Advisory |
https://mdsattacks.com/ | Third Party Advisory |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-13/ | Vendor Advisory |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-14/ | Vendor Advisory |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-15/ | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
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Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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References | () https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1546544 - Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://mdsattacks.com/ - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-13/ - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-14/ - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-15/ - Vendor Advisory |
Information
Published : 2019-07-23 14:15
Updated : 2024-11-21 04:52
NVD link : CVE-2019-9815
Mitre link : CVE-2019-9815
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-9815
JSON object : View
Products Affected
mozilla
- firefox
- thunderbird
- firefox_esr
apple
- macos
CWE
CWE-203
Observable Discrepancy