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CVE-2019-17017 — Due to a missing case handling object types, a type confusion vulnerability coul

Due to a missing case handling object types, a type confusion vulnerability could occur, resulting in a crash. We presume that with enough effort that it could be exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.4 and Firefox < 72.

CVSS
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EPSS
2.63% (top 14.50%)
CWE
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Published
2020-01-08T21:27:36.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-05T01:24:48.752Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

Due to a missing case handling object types, a type confusion vulnerability could occur, resulting in a crash. We presume that with enough effort that it could be exploited to run arbitrary code. 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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