Vulnerability · Published Jul 9, 2020 · Assigned by mozilla
CVE-2020-12419
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Firefox from Mozilla. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.3% (higher than 84% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.3%top 16.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
When processing callbacks that occurred during window flushing in the parent process, the associated window may die; causing a use-after-free condition. This could have led to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.10, Firefox < 78, and Thunderbird < 68.10.0.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | firefox | 78.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-12419 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | firefox | 78.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-12419 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | firefox | 78.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-12419 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | firefox | 78.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-12419 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | firefox-esr | 68.10.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-12419 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | firefox-esr | 68.10.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-12419 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | firefox-esr | 68.10.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-12419 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | firefox-esr | 68.10.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-12419 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | librewolf | 78.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-12419 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | librewolf | 78.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-12419 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | librewolf | 78.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-12419 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | librewolf | 78.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-12419 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | thunderbird | 68.10.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-12419 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | thunderbird | 68.10.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-12419 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | thunderbird | 68.10.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-12419 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | thunderbird | 68.10.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-12419 |
| Debian:12 | firefox-esr | 68.10.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-12419 |
| Debian:13 | firefox-esr | 68.10.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-12419 |
| Debian:14 | firefox-esr | 68.10.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-12419 |
| Debian:12 | thunderbird | 1:68.10.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-12419 |
| Debian:13 | thunderbird | 1:68.10.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-12419 |
| Debian:14 | thunderbird | 1:68.10.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-12419 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | unspecified – before 68.10 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | unspecified – before 78 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | unspecified – before 68.10.0 |
References
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-24/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-26/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-25/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1643874 x_refsource_MISC
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0967 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0982 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0983 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1017 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- USN-4421-1 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
- GLSA-202007-09 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- GLSA-202007-10 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO