CVE-2019-17017
High
CVE-2019-17017
Due to a missing case handling object types, a type confusion vulnerability could occur, resulting in a crash. We presume that with enough effort that it could be exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.4 and Firefox < 72.
Exploit probability
2.5%
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-2019-17017
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Due to a missing case handling object types, a type confusion vulnerability could occur, resulting in a crash. We presume that with enough effort that it could be exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.4 and Firefox < 72.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00029.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00043.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155912/Slackware-Security-Advisory-mozilla-thunderbird-Updates.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0085
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0086
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0111
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0120
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0123
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0127
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0292
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0295
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1603055
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00005.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00016.html
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/12
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/18
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/26
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-02
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4234-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4241-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4335-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4600
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4603
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-01/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-02/