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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2019-9816 EUVD-2019-19178GHSA-w463-rqrr-mc27

A possible vulnerability exists where type confusion can occur when manipulating JavaScript objects in object groups, allowing for the bypa…

Published Jul 23, 2019 · Updated Aug 4, 2024 · Assigned by mozilla

Description

A possible vulnerability exists where type confusion can occur when manipulating JavaScript objects in object groups, allowing for the bypassing of security checks within these groups. *Note: this vulnerability has only been demonstrated with UnboxedObjects, which are disabled by default on all supported releases.*. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.7, Firefox < 67, and Firefox ESR < 60.7.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Mozilla Thunderbird unspecified – < 60.7 60.7
Mozilla Firefox unspecified – < 67 67
Mozilla Firefox ESR unspecified – < 60.7 60.7

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 firefox-esr 60.7.0esr-1 —
Debian 14 thunderbird 1:60.7.0-1 —
Debian 13 firefox-esr 60.7.0esr-1 —
Debian 13 thunderbird 1:60.7.0-1 —
Debian 12 firefox-esr 60.7.0esr-1 —
Debian 12 thunderbird 1:60.7.0-1 —
Debian 9 firefox-esr 60.7.0esr-1~deb9u1 DSA-4448-1
Debian 9 thunderbird 1:60.7.0-1~deb9u1 DSA-4451-1
Debian 8 firefox-esr 60.7.0esr-1~deb8u1 DLA-1800-1
Debian 8 thunderbird 1:60.7.0-1~deb8u1 DLA-1806-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS mozjs52 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS firefox 67.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 USN-3991-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS mozjs38 +1 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS thunderbird 1:60.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 USN-3997-1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS firefox 67.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 USN-3991-1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS thunderbird 1:60.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 USN-3997-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 8 firefox 60.7.0-1.el8_0 RHSA-2019:1269
RHEL 7 firefox 60.7.0-1.el7_6 RHSA-2019:1265
RHEL 6 firefox 60.7.0-1.el6_10 RHSA-2019:1267
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP1 MozillaFirefox 60.7.0-3.40.6 SUSE-SU-2019:1405-1
SLES 15 SP1 MozillaThunderbird 60.7.0-3.33.2 SUSE-SU-2019:1458-1
SLES 15 MozillaFirefox 60.7.0-3.40.6 SUSE-SU-2019:1405-1
SLES 15 MozillaThunderbird 60.7.0-3.33.2 SUSE-SU-2019:1458-1
SLES 12 SP4 MozillaFirefox 60.7.0-109.72.1 SUSE-SU-2019:1388-1
SLES 12 SP3 MozillaFirefox 60.7.0-109.72.1 SUSE-SU-2019:1388-1
SLES 12 SP2 MozillaFirefox 60.7.0-109.72.1 SUSE-SU-2019:1388-1
Show 9 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 12 SP1 MozillaFirefox 60.7.0-109.72.1 SUSE-SU-2019:1388-1
SLES 12 MozillaFirefox 60.7.0-109.72.1 SUSE-SU-2019:1388-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP4 MozillaFirefox 60.7.0-109.72.1 SUSE-SU-2019:1388-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP3 MozillaFirefox 60.7.0-109.72.1 SUSE-SU-2019:1388-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP2 MozillaFirefox 60.7.0-109.72.1 SUSE-SU-2019:1388-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP1 MozillaFirefox 60.7.0-109.72.1 SUSE-SU-2019:1388-1
SUSE Package Hub 12 MozillaThunderbird 60.7.2-85.1 openSUSE-SU-2019:1664-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 MozillaFirefox 60.7.0-109.72.1 SUSE-SU-2019:1388-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 4 MozillaFirefox 60.7.0-109.72.1 SUSE-SU-2019:1388-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed MozillaFirefox 92.0-1.2 openSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1
openSUSE Tumbleweed MozillaThunderbird 91.1.1-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:10601-1
openSUSE Tumbleweed firefox-esr 128.5.1-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1
openSUSE Leap 15.0 MozillaFirefox 60.7.0-lp150.3.54.5 openSUSE-SU-2019:1534-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine v3.23 firefox-esr 60.7.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.22 firefox-esr 60.7.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.21 firefox-esr 60.7.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.20 firefox-esr 60.7.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.19 firefox-esr 60.7.0-r0 —
Show 10 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine v3.18 firefox-esr 60.7.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.17 firefox-esr 60.7.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.16 firefox-esr 60.7.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.15 firefox-esr 60.7.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.14 firefox-esr 60.7.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.13 firefox-esr 60.7.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.12 firefox-esr 60.7.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.11 firefox-esr 60.7.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.10 firefox-esr 60.7.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.9 firefox-esr 60.7.0-r0 —

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 8 firefox 60.7.0-1.0.2.el8_0 ELSA-2019-1269
Oracle Linux 7 firefox 60.7.0-1.0.1.el7_6 ELSA-2019-1265

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Exploit-DB 1

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Advisories 19

References