Vulnerability Details : CVE-2019-9796
A use-after-free vulnerability can occur when the SMIL animation controller incorrectly registers with the refresh driver twice when only a single registration is expected. When a registration is later freed with the removal of the animation controller element, the refresh driver incorrectly leaves a dangling pointer to the driver's observer array. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.6, Firefox ESR < 60.6, and Firefox < 66.
Vulnerability category: Memory Corruption
Products affected by CVE-2019-9796
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-9796
1.13%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 84 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2019-9796
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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7.5
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
10.0
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6.4
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NIST | |
9.8
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CRITICAL | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
3.9
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5.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2019-9796
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The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2019-9796
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0966
RHSA-2019:0966 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalThird Party Advisory
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-08/
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 60.6 — MozillaVendor Advisory
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1531277
Access DeniedIssue Tracking;Permissions Required;Vendor Advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1144
RHSA-2019:1144 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalThird Party Advisory
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-11/
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 60.6 — MozillaVendor Advisory
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-07/
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 66 — MozillaVendor Advisory
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