CVE-2019-17009
When running, the updater service wrote status and log files to an unrestricted location; potentially allowing an unprivileged process to lo
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- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
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.
Timeline
- CVE published
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Mozilla Thunderbird
before 68.3
- Mozilla Firefox ESR
before 68.3
- Mozilla Firefox
before 71