CVE-2019-9811
Published: 11 July 2019
As part of a winning Pwn2Own entry, a researcher demonstrated a sandbox escape by installing a malicious language pack and then opening a browser feature that used the compromised translation. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.8, Firefox < 68, and Thunderbird < 60.8.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| tyhicks | mozjs contains a copy of the SpiderMonkey JavaScript engine |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
firefox Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(68.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1)
|
| cosmic |
Released
(68.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.10.1)
|
|
| disco |
Released
(68.0+build3-0ubuntu0.19.04.1)
|
|
| eoan |
Released
(68.0+build3-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| focal |
Released
(68.0+build3-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| groovy |
Released
(68.0+build3-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| hirsute |
Released
(68.0+build3-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| impish |
Released
(68.0+build3-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| jammy |
Released
(68.0+build3-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| kinetic |
Released
(68.0+build3-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(68)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(68.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1)
|
|
|
mozjs38 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needs triage
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
| eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
| impish |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
mozjs52 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needs triage
|
| cosmic |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| disco |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| eoan |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| focal |
Needs triage
|
|
| groovy |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
| impish |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
mozjs60 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| cosmic |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| disco |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| eoan |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
| impish |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
thunderbird Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(1:60.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1)
|
| cosmic |
Released
(1:60.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.10.1)
|
|
| disco |
Released
(1:60.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.19.04.1)
|
|
| eoan |
Released
(60.8.0+build1-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| focal |
Released
(60.8.0+build1-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| groovy |
Released
(60.8.0+build1-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| hirsute |
Released
(60.8.0+build1-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| impish |
Released
(60.8.0+build1-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| jammy |
Released
(60.8.0+build1-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| kinetic |
Released
(60.8.0+build1-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(60.8)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(1:60.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2)
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 8.3 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-9811
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2019-21/#CVE-2019-9811
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2019-22/#CVE-2019-9811
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4054-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4064-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian