CVE-2020-12419

High

Description

When processing callbacks that occurred during window flushing in the parent process, the associated window may die; causing a use-after-free condition. This could have led to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.10, Firefox < 78, and Thunderbird < 68.10.0.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability—
ProductMozilla Firefox
PublishedJul 9, 2020
First seenJul 9, 2020

How to fix

Update
  • mozilla firefox78.0 or later
  • mozilla firefox_esr68.10 or later
  • mozilla thunderbird68.10.0 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
mozilla firefoxv < 78.078.0
mozilla firefox_esrv < 68.1068.10
mozilla thunderbirdv < 68.10.068.10.0
canonical ubuntu_linux16.04, 18.04, 19.10, 20.04—
opensuse leap15.1, 15.2—

Check your version

Choose the product and enter the version you run to see whether it falls in the affected range.

In the Intelligence 360 plan

Attack Surface Management

See the assets tied to your domains, the technologies they run and known vulnerabilities in one list.