CVE-2019-17015

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 8, 2020 at 09:26 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:23 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorFirefoxFirefox ESR· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

During the initialization of a new content process, a pointer offset can be manipulated leading to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash in the parent process. *Note: this issue only occurs on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.4 and Firefox < 72.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 72
Affected range stops below 72, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 72.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows (environment)
v < 68.4
Affected range stops below 68.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787

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