CVE-2019-11757

High

Description

When following the value's prototype chain, it was possible to retain a reference to a locale, delete it, and subsequently reference it. This resulted in a use-after-free and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 70, Thunderbird < 68.2, and Firefox ESR < 68.2.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability—
ProductMozilla Firefox
PublishedJan 8, 2020
First seenJan 8, 2020

How to fix

Update
  • mozilla firefox70.0 or later
  • mozilla firefox_esr68.2 or later
  • mozilla thunderbird68.2 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
mozilla firefoxv < 70.070.0
mozilla firefox_esrv < 68.268.2
mozilla thunderbirdv < 68.268.2
canonical ubuntu_linux16.04—

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