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CVE-2019-11708 Details

Description

Insufficient vetting of parameters passed with the Prompt:Open IPC message between child and parent processes can result in the non-sandboxed parent process opening web content chosen by a compromised child process. When combined with additional vulnerabilities this could result in executing arbitrary code on the user's computer. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.7.2, Firefox < 67.0.4, and Thunderbird < 60.7.2.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-11708 CISA-ADPUS Government Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155592/Mozilla-Firefox-Windows-64-Bit-Chain-Exploit.html CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1559858 CVEIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-12 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-19/ CVEVendor Advisory

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This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Reference CISA's BOD 22-01 and Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog for further guidance and requirements.

Vulnerability NameDate AddedDue DateRequired Action
Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Sandbox Escape VulnerabilityMay 23, 2022Jun 13, 2022Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-20Improper Input Validation[email protected]
CWE-20Improper Input ValidationCISA-ADP

Affected Products

ProductVersions
mozilla firefox
< 60.7.2
< 67.0.4

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
mozilla thunderbird
< 60.7.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2019-11708
NVD Published Date:
Jul 23, 2019
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2019-11708 Details - Not Deferred