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CVE-2019-17015 — During the initialization of a new content process, a pointer offset can be mani

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 a

CVSS
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EPSS
0.93% (top 24.10%)
CWE
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Published
2020-01-08T21:26:15.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-05T01:24:48.689Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
MozillaFirefox ESRbefore 68.4
MozillaFirefoxbefore 72

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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