CVE-2019-11758: High severity Mozilla Firefox vulnerability

Published Sep 3, 2019
·
Updated

A flaw was found in the 360 Total Security code in Firefox and Thunderbird. Memory corruption is possible in the accessibility engine that could lead to an exploit to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability could be exploited over a network connection and would affect confidentiality and integrity of information as well as availability of the system.

Other sources

Mozilla community member Philipp reported a memory safety bug present in Firefox 68 when 360 Total Security was installed. This bug showed evidence of memory corruption in the accessibility engine and we presume that with enough effort that it could be exploited to run arbitrary code.

Mozilla

Mozilla developer Philipp reported a memory safety bug present in Firefox 68 when 360 Total Security was installed. This bug showed evidence of memory corruption in the accessibility engine and we presume that with enough effort that it could be exploited to run arbitrary code.

Mozilla

Affected Software

17 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/firefox<0:68.2.0-4.el6_10
0:68.2.0-4.el6_10
redhat/thunderbird<0:68.2.0-2.el6_10
0:68.2.0-2.el6_10
redhat/firefox<0:68.2.0-1.el7_7
0:68.2.0-1.el7_7
redhat/thunderbird<0:68.2.0-1.el7_7
0:68.2.0-1.el7_7
redhat/firefox<0:68.2.0-2.el8_0
0:68.2.0-2.el8_0
redhat/thunderbird<0:68.2.0-1.el8_0
0:68.2.0-1.el8_0
redhat/firefox<68.2
68.2
redhat/thunderbird<68.2
68.2
Mozilla Firefox<69.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR<68.2
Mozilla Thunderbird<68.2
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Mozilla Thunderbird<68.2
68.2
Mozilla Firefox ESR<68.2
68.2
Mozilla Firefox<69
69
debian/firefox-esr
115.14.0esr-1~deb11u1140.8.0esr-1~deb11u1128.14.0esr-1~deb12u1140.8.0esr-1~deb12u1140.4.0esr-1~deb13u1140.8.0esr-1~deb13u1140.8.0esr-1
debian/thunderbird
1:115.12.0-1~deb11u11:140.8.0esr-1~deb11u11:140.6.0esr-1~deb12u11:140.8.0esr-1~deb12u11:140.6.0esr-1~deb13u11:140.8.0esr-1~deb13u11:140.8.0esr-1

Event History

Sep 3, 2019
CVE Published
via Mozilla·12:00 AM
Jan 8, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:28 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:28 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·11:14 PM
Description
Feb 20, 2026
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·08:34 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Mar 5, 2026
Data Sourced
via Debian·08:45 PM
DescriptionAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2019-11758?

CVE-2019-11758 is a memory safety bug present in Firefox 68 when 360 Total Security was installed, which could be exploited to run arbitrary code.

2

What is the severity level of CVE-2019-11758?

CVE-2019-11758 has a severity level of 8.8 (high).

3

What software is affected by CVE-2019-11758?

Firefox 68 and Thunderbird 68.2 are affected by CVE-2019-11758.

4

How can I fix CVE-2019-11758?

To fix CVE-2019-11758, update Firefox or Thunderbird to version 68.2 or higher.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2019-11758?

You can find more information about CVE-2019-11758 at the following references: [Bugzilla](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1536227), [Mozilla Security Advisories - MFSA2019-33](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2019-33/), [Mozilla Security Advisories - MFSA2019-35](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2019-35/).

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