# CVE-2019-17009: When running, the updater service wrote status and log files to an unrestricted location; potentially allowing an unprivileged process to lo

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-01-08 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Mozilla Thunderbird: before 68.3
- Mozilla Firefox ESR: before 68.3
- Mozilla Firefox: before 71

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Firefox ESR, Mozilla Firefox, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1510494
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-36/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-38/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-37/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00001.html

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