CVE-2019-9798Untrusted Search Path in Mozilla Firefox

Severity
7.4HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 58.71%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedApr 26
Latest updateMay 24

Description

On Android systems, Firefox can load a library from APITRACE_LIB, which is writable by all users and applications. This could allow malicious third party applications to execute a man-in-the-middle attack if a malicious code was written to that location and loaded. *Note: This issue only affects Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 66.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NExploitability: 2.2 | Impact: 5.2

Affected Packages3 packages

CVEListV5mozilla/firefoxunspecified66
NVDmozilla/firefox< 66.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-6c53-pfqv-mx96: On Android systems, Firefox can load a library from APITRACE_LIB, which is writable by all users and applications2022-05-24
OSV
CVE-2019-9798: On Android systems, Firefox can load a library from APITRACE_LIB, which is writable by all users and applications2019-04-26

📋Vendor Advisories

1
Debian
CVE-2019-9798: firefox - On Android systems, Firefox can load a library from APITRACE_LIB, which is writa...2019