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CVE-2019-9795 (GCVE-0-2019-9795)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-04-26 16:13 – Updated: 2024-08-04 22:01
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Summary
A vulnerability where type-confusion in the IonMonkey just-in-time (JIT) compiler could potentially be used by malicious JavaScript to trigger a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.6, Firefox ESR < 60.6, and Firefox < 66.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Type-confusion in IonMonkey JIT compiler
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References
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Vendor Product Version CPE status
Mozilla Thunderbird Affected: unspecified , < 60.6 (custom)
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Mozilla Firefox ESR Affected: unspecified , < 60.6 (custom)
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Mozilla Firefox Affected: unspecified , < 66 (custom)
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