CVE-2019-17008
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 8, 2020 at 09:17 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:23 AM UTC
4 products affected across 2 vendorsFirefoxThunderbirdLeap
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 71
Affected range stops below 71, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 71.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 68.3
Affected range stops below 68.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 68.3
Affected range stops below 68.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Leap· openSUSEdrupal
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (12)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00000.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0292Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0295x_refsource_MISCPermissions Required
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1546331Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-02Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-10CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416
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