Vulnerability Description
The plain text serializer used a fixed-size array for the number of <ol> elements it could process; however it was possible to overflow the static-sized array leading to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.3, Firefox ESR < 68.3, and Firefox < 71.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 71.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox Esr | < 68.3 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 68.3 |
| Opensuse | Leap | 15.1 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00000.htmlIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00001.htmlIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0292Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0295Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1584170ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-02Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-10Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4241-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4335-1/Third Party Advisory
- 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
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00000.htmlIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00001.htmlIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0292Third Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2019-17005?
CVE-2019-17005 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). The plain text serializer used a fixed-size array for the number of <ol> elements it could process; however it was possible to overflow the static-sized array leading to memory corruption and a potent...
How severe is CVE-2019-17005?
CVE-2019-17005 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2019-17005?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox Esr, Mozilla Thunderbird, Opensuse Leap, Canonical Ubuntu Linux.