Actively exploited · Published Jul 23, 2019 · Assigned by mozilla
CVE-2019-11707
High 8.8 Exploited
In plain English
A high-severity type confusion in Firefox from Mozilla. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on May 23, 2022). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 38.0% (higher than 99% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
CISA guidance
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Federal agencies must remediate by Jun 13, 2022.
Official description
A type confusion vulnerability can occur when manipulating JavaScript objects due to issues in Array.pop. This can allow for an exploitable crash. We are aware of targeted attacks in the wild abusing this flaw. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.7.1, Firefox < 67.0.3, and Thunderbird < 60.7.2.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | firefox-esr | 60.7.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2019-11707 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | firefox-esr | 60.7.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2019-11707 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | firefox-esr | 60.7.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2019-11707 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | firefox-esr | 60.7.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2019-11707 |
| Debian:12 | firefox-esr | 60.7.1esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2019-11707 |
| Debian:13 | firefox-esr | 60.7.1esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2019-11707 |
| Debian:14 | firefox-esr | 60.7.1esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2019-11707 |
| Debian:12 | thunderbird | 1:60.7.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2019-11707 |
| Debian:13 | thunderbird | 1:60.7.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2019-11707 |
| Debian:14 | thunderbird | 1:60.7.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2019-11707 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | unspecified – before 60.7.1 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | unspecified – before 67.0.3 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | unspecified – before 60.7.2 |
Weakness: CWE-843 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-20/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-18/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1544386 x_refsource_MISC
- GLSA-201908-12 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-11707 government-resource