CVE-2019-11735 Memory corruption in Firefox
Memory safety bugs in Firefox allow attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code via crafted web content.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-11735?
CVE-2019-11735 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 27 Sep 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Mozilla developers and community members reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 68 and Firefox ESR 68. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort that some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 69 and Firefox ESR < 68.1.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11735?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox Esr, Opensuse Leap.
How do I fix CVE-2019-11735?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2019-11735 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11735 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-11735, GHSA-qrhm-66h9-79gh, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11735.