CVE-2020-15669

High

Description

When aborting an operation, such as a fetch, an abort signal may be deleted while alerting the objects to be notified. This results in a use-after-free and we presume that with enough effort it could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.12 and Thunderbird < 68.12.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability—
ProductMozilla Firefox Esr
PublishedOct 1, 2020
First seenOct 1, 2020

How to fix

Update
  • mozilla firefox_esr68.12 or later
  • mozilla thunderbird68.12 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
mozilla firefox_esrv < 68.1268.12
mozilla thunderbirdv < 68.1268.12

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CVE-2020-15669 · Mozilla Firefox Esr · Dark Radar