CVE-2019-17008
High
CVE-2019-17008
When using nested workers, a use-after-free could occur during worker destruction. This resulted in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.3, Firefox ESR < 68.3, and Firefox < 71.
Exploit probability
1.9%
Published
January 8, 2020
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 16, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2019-17008
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When using nested workers, a use-after-free could occur during worker destruction. This resulted in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.3, Firefox ESR < 68.3, and Firefox < 71.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00001.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0292
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0295
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1546331
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-02
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-10
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4241-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4335-1/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-36/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-37/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-38/