CVE-2019-17017

NameCVE-2019-17017
DescriptionDue to a missing case handling object types, a type confusion vulnerability could occur, resulting in a crash. We presume that with enough effort that it could be exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.4 and Firefox < 72.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-2061-1, DLA-2071-1, DSA-4600-1, DSA-4603-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
firefox (PTS)sid128.0.2-1fixed
firefox-esr (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)68.9.0esr-1~deb8u2fixed
stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch91.11.0esr-1~deb9u1fixed
buster (security), buster, buster (lts)115.12.0esr-1~deb10u1fixed
bullseye115.12.0esr-1~deb11u1fixed
bullseye (security)115.13.0esr-1~deb11u1fixed
bookworm115.12.0esr-1~deb12u1fixed
bookworm (security)115.13.0esr-1~deb12u1fixed
trixie115.12.0esr-1fixed
sid115.13.0esr-2fixed
thunderbird (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)1:68.9.0-1~deb8u2fixed
stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch1:91.10.0-1~deb9u1fixed
buster (security), buster, buster (lts)1:115.12.0-1~deb10u1fixed
bullseye1:115.12.0-1~deb11u1fixed
bullseye (security)1:115.13.0-1~deb11u1fixed
bookworm1:115.12.0-1~deb12u1fixed
bookworm (security)1:115.13.0-1~deb12u1fixed
sid, trixie1:115.13.0-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
firefoxsource(unstable)72.0-1
firefox-esrsourcewheezy(unfixed)end-of-life
firefox-esrsourcejessie68.4.0esr-1~deb8u1DLA-2061-1
firefox-esrsourcestretch68.4.1esr-1~deb9u1DSA-4600-1
firefox-esrsourcebuster68.4.1esr-1~deb10u1DSA-4600-1
firefox-esrsource(unstable)68.4.0esr-1
thunderbirdsourcewheezy(unfixed)end-of-life
thunderbirdsourcejessie1:68.4.1-1~deb8u1DLA-2071-1
thunderbirdsourcestretch1:68.4.1-1~deb9u1DSA-4603-1
thunderbirdsourcebuster1:68.4.1-1~deb10u1DSA-4603-1
thunderbirdsource(unstable)1:68.4.1-1

Notes

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-01/#CVE-2019-17017
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-02/#CVE-2019-17017
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-04/#CVE-2019-17017

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