CVE-2019-17009

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Cuando se ejecuta, el servicio updater escribió el estado y los archivos de registro en una ubicación sin restricciones; permitiendo potencialmente a un proceso sin privilegios localizar y explotar una vulnerabilidad en el manejo de archivos en el servicio updater. *Nota: Este ataque requiere acceso al sistema local y solo afecta a Windows. Otros sistemas operativos no están afectados. *. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a Thunderbird versiones anteriores a la versión 68.3, Firefox ESR versiones anteriores a la versión 68.3 y Firefox versiones anteriores a la versión 71.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2019-09-30 CVE Reserved
2019-12-04 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00000.html	2020-08-24
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00001.html	2020-08-24
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-36	2020-08-24
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-37	2020-08-24
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-38	2020-08-24

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"	Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"	< 71.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " < 71.0"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"	Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"	< 68.3 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version " < 68.3"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"	Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"	< 68.3 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version " < 68.3"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse"		Leap Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap"				15.1 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap" and version "15.1"		-		Affected