CVE-2019-17009
mediumpriority · track · 31OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.003 · 26 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.6–7.8
weaknesses
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affected products (61)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services 7.0.xall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:avaya:aura_application_enablement_services:7.0.x
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2022-1826Mozilla Firefox: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2019-12-03csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Mozilla Firefox und Mozilla Firefox ESR ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, Informationen offenzulegen oder einen Denial of Service Zustand zu verursachen.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (31)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00000.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00001.htmlcnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2019-17009cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1510494cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17009cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155546/Slackware-Security-Advisory-mozilla-firefox-Updates.htmlcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Firefox-multiple-vulnerabilities-31040cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2019.4555/cnnvd
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