# CVE-2020-15670: Mozilla developers reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox for Android 79.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 80, 78.2
- Published: 2020-10-01 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Mozilla Firefox: fixed in 80
- Mozilla Firefox ESR: fixed in 78.2
- Mozilla Thunderbird: fixed in 78.2
- Mozilla Firefox for Android: fixed in 80

## Description

Mozilla developers reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox for Android 79. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 80, Firefox ESR < 78.2, Thunderbird < 78.2, and Firefox for Android < 80.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox ESR, Mozilla Thunderbird or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (80, 78.2) per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-39/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-41/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-36/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-38/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1651001%2C1653626%2C1656957

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