CVE-2019-13722: Medium severity thunderbird vulnerability

Published Dec 3, 2019
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Updated

When setting a thread name on Windows in WebRTC, an incorrect number of arguments could have been supplied, leading to stack corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. Note: this issue only occurs on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.

Other sources

Inappropriate implementation in WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 79.0.3945.79 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Affected Software

6 affected componentsFixes available
Mozilla Thunderbird<68.3
68.3
Mozilla Firefox<71
71
Mozilla Firefox ESR<68.3
68.3
Google Chrome<79.0.3945.79
79.0.3945.79
Google Chrome<79.0.3945.79
Microsoft Windows

Event History

Dec 3, 2019
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Jan 14, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:00 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2019-13722.

2

What is the title of the vulnerability?

The title of the vulnerability is 'Inappropriate implementation in WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 79.0.3945.79 allowed a remote attac…'

3

What is the description of the vulnerability?

The vulnerability occurs when setting a thread name on Windows in WebRTC, an incorrect number of arguments could have been supplied, leading to stack corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. It only affects Windows operating system.

4

Which software versions are affected by this vulnerability?

Mozilla Thunderbird 68.3, Mozilla Firefox ESR 68.3, and Google Chrome up to version 79.0.3945.79 are affected by this vulnerability.

5

What is the severity of this vulnerability?

The severity of this vulnerability is high with a CVSS score of 6.5.

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