CVE-2019-17010 json
Under certain conditions, when checking the Resist Fingerprinting preference during device orientation checks, a race condition could have…
published 2020-01-08 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-7484
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.5%
- EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Under certain conditions, when checking the Resist Fingerprinting preference during device orientation checks, a race condition could have caused a use-after-free and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.3, Firefox ESR < 68.3, and Firefox < 71.
Patch / fix
- mozilla firefox 71.0
- mozilla firefox_esr 68.3
- mozilla thunderbird 68.3
- firefox-esr Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 68.3.0esr-1
- thunderbird Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:68.3.0-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2019-17010
- firefox Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 71.0+build5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
- firefox Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 71.0+build5-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
- firefox Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 71.0+build5-0ubuntu1
- thunderbird Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1:68.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
- thunderbird Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 1:68.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
- thunderbird Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 1:68.3.0+build2-0ubuntu1
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2019-17010
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- thunderbird RHEL 6 68.3.0-3.el6_10
- thunderbird RHEL 8 68.3.0-2.el8_1
- thunderbird RHEL 7 68.3.0-1.el7_7
- firefox RHEL 8 68.3.0-1.el8_1
- firefox RHEL 7 68.3.0-1.el7_7
- firefox RHEL 6 68.3.0-1.el6_10
- firefox RHEL 8.0 E4S 68.4.1-1.el8_0
- thunderbird RHEL 8.0 E4S 68.4.1-2.el8_0
red hat advisories RHSA-2020:0295RHSA-2020:0292RHSA-2019:4205RHSA-2019:4195RHSA-2019:4148RHSA-2019:4111
- MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +17 more 68.3.0-109.98.1
- MozillaThunderbird SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP1, SLE Workstation Extension 15 68.3.0-3.61.2
- MozillaFirefox SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1, SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 68.3.0-3.62.2
- mozilla-nss SLES 11 SP4-LTSS 3.47.1-38.12.1
- mozilla-nspr SLES 11 SP4-LTSS 4.23-29.9.1
- MozillaFirefox SLES 11 SP4-LTSS 68.3.0-78.54.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2019:14260-1SUSE-SU-2019:3347-1SUSE-SU-2019:3339-1SUSE-SU-2019:3337-1
- firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
- MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 92.0-1.2
- MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Tumbleweed 91.1.1-1.1
- MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Leap 15.1 68.3.0-lp151.2.19.1
- MozillaFirefox openSUSE Leap 15.1 68.3.0-lp151.2.21.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10601-1openSUSE-SU-2020:0003-1openSUSE-SU-2020:0002-1
- firefox-esr Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21 +10 more 68.3.0-r0
alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2019-17010
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Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2019-17010 updated cvss 7.5
Mozilla: Use-after-free when performing device orientation checks
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 firefox, thunderbirdaffected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) firefox 68.3.0-1.el8_1, thunderbird 68.3.0-2.el8_1fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:4111
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.0) firefox 68.4.1-1.el8_0, thunderbird 68.4.1-2.el8_0fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0295
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox 68.3.0-1.el7_7, thunderbird 68.3.0-1.el7_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox 68.3.0-1.el7_7fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:4107
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) firefox 68.3.0-1.el6_10, thunderbird 68.3.0-3.el6_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) firefox 68.3.0-1.el6_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) firefox 68.3.0-1.el6_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) firefox 68.3.0-1.el6_10fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:4108
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox 68.3.0-1.el7_7fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:4107
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) firefox 68.3.0-1.el6_10, thunderbird 68.3.0-3.el6_10fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:4108
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox 68.3.0-1.el7_7, thunderbird 68.3.0-1.el7_7fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:4107
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) firefox 68.3.0-1.el6_10, thunderbird 68.3.0-3.el6_10fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:4108
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox 68.3.0-1.el7_7, thunderbird 68.3.0-1.el7_7fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:4107
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) firefox 68.3.0-1.el6_10fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:4108
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox 68.3.0-1.el7_7fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:4107
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Exploit prediction
1.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- bugzilla.mozilla.org https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1581084 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Mozilla Thunderbird
- Mozilla Firefox ESR
- Mozilla Firefox
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
References
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bugzilla.mozilla.org
/show_bug.cgi?id=1581084
exploit, issue-tracking, vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00000.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00001.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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usn.ubuntu.com
/4241-1/
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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access.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2020:0292
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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access.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2020:0295
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/202003-02
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/202003-10
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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usn.ubuntu.com
/4335-1/
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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mozilla.org
/security/advisories/mfsa2019-36/
vendor-advisory
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mozilla.org
/security/advisories/mfsa2019-38/
vendor-advisory
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mozilla.org
/security/advisories/mfsa2019-37/
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-17010
- NVD CVE-2019-17010
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