When running, the updater service wrote status and log files to an unrestricted location; potentially allowing an unprivileged process to locate and exploit a vulnerability in file handling in the updater service. *Note: This attack requires local system access and only affects Windows. Other operating systems are not affected.*. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.3, Firefox ESR < 68.3, and Firefox < 71.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00000.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00001.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1510494 | Permissions Required |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-36/ | Vendor Advisory |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-37/ | Vendor Advisory |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-38/ | Vendor Advisory |
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History
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Information
Published : 2020-01-08 22:15
Updated : 2024-02-04 20:39
NVD link : CVE-2019-17009
Mitre link : CVE-2019-17009
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-17009
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Products Affected
microsoft
- windows
mozilla
- firefox_esr
- thunderbird
- firefox
opensuse
- leap
CWE