Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/Firefox ESR Security Check privilege escalation

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and Firefox ESR (Web Browser) (the affected version is unknown) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Security Check. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 07/23/2019. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-9816 since 03/14/2019. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/23/2019).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries 138518, 138517, 138516 and 138515 are related to this item.

Type

• Web Browser

Vendor

• Mozilla

Name

• Firefox
• Firefox ESR
• Thunderbird

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Class: Privilege escalation (CWE-269)
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Current Price Estimation: 🔒

Threat Intelligenceinfoedit

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Remediation: 🔍Recommended: Upgrade
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03/14/2019 CVE assigned
07/23/2019 +131 days Advisory disclosed
07/23/2019 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/23/2019 +0 days VulDB last updateVendor: mozilla.org
CVE: CVE-2019-9816 (🔒)
See also: 🔒Created: 07/23/2019 10:00 PM
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