CVE-2020-15659
published 2020-08-10CVE-2020-15659: Mozilla developers and community members reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 78 and Firefox ESR 78.0. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory…
PriorityP344high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
2.40%
82.0th percentile
Mozilla developers and community members reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 78 and Firefox ESR 78.0. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 79, Firefox ESR < 68.11, Firefox ESR < 78.1, Thunderbird < 68.11, and Thunderbird < 78.1.
Affected
26 ranges· showing 25
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| debian | firefox | < firefox 79.0-1 (sid) | firefox 79.0-1 (sid) |
| debian | firefox-esr | < firefox 79.0-1 (sid) | firefox 79.0-1 (sid) |
| debian | thunderbird | < firefox 79.0-1 (sid) | firefox 79.0-1 (sid) |
| mozilla | firefox | < 79.0 | 79.0 |
| mozilla | firefox | — | — |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 79.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 | 79.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 79.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | 79.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 79.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | 79.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= unspecified < 79 | 79 |
| mozilla | firefox_esr | < 68.11 | 68.11 |
| mozilla | firefox_esr | >= 78.0 < 78.1.0 | 78.1.0 |
| mozilla | firefox_esr | >= unspecified < 68.11 | 68.11 |
| mozilla | firefox_esr | >= unspecified < 78.1 | 78.1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | < 68.11 | 68.11 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:68.11.0-1 | 1:68.11.0-1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:68.11.0-1 | 1:68.11.0-1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:68.11.0-1 | 1:68.11.0-1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:68.11.0-1 | 1:68.11.0-1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 78.0.1 < 78.1.0 | 78.1.0 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= unspecified < 68.11 | 68.11 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= unspecified < 78.1 | 78.1 |
| opensuse | leap | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.09.3CRITICALAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
osv8.8HIGH
vendor_debian8.8HIGH
vendor_redhat8.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu6.5MEDIUM
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Ubuntu
Firefox vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2020-07-29·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2020-15652 [MEDIUM] Firefox vulnerabilities
Title: Firefox vulnerabilities
Summary: Firefox could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
opened a malicious website.
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive
information, bypass iframe sandbox restrictions, confuse the user, or
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-6463, CVE-2020-6514, CVE-2020-15652,
CVE-2020-15653, CVE-2020-15654, CVE-2020-15656, CVE-2020-15658,
CVE-2020-15659)
It was discovered that redirected HTTP requests which are observed or
modified through a web extension could bypass existing CORS checks. If a
user were tricked in to installing a specially crafted extension, an
attacker could pote
Red Hat
Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 79 and Firefox ESR 68.11
vendor_redhat·2020-07-28·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2020-15659 [HIGH] CWE-120 Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 79 and Firefox ESR 68.11
Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 79 and Firefox ESR 68.11
Mozilla developers and community members reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 78 and Firefox ESR 78.0. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 79, Firefox ESR < 68.11, Firefox ESR < 78.1, Thunderbird < 68.11, and Thunderbird < 78.1.
The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as:
Mozilla developers Jason Kratzer and Luke Wagner reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 78 and Firefox ESR 68.01. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run a
Debian
CVE-2020-15659: firefox - Mozilla developers and community members reported memory safety bugs present in ...
vendor_debian·2020·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2020-15659 [HIGH] CVE-2020-15659: firefox - Mozilla developers and community members reported memory safety bugs present in ...
Mozilla developers and community members reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 78 and Firefox ESR 78.0. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 79, Firefox ESR < 68.11, Firefox ESR < 78.1, Thunderbird < 68.11, and Thunderbird < 78.1.
Scope: local
sid: resolved (fixed in 79.0-1)
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2020-31: CVE-2020-15659
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2020-15659 [HIGH] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2020-31: CVE-2020-15659
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2020-31
CVE: CVE-2020-15659
Product: Firefox ESR
Impact: high
Fixed in: Firefox ESR 68.11
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2020-35: CVE-2020-15659
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2020-15659 [HIGH] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2020-35: CVE-2020-15659
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2020-35
CVE: CVE-2020-15659
Product: Thunderbird
Impact: high
Fixed in: Thunderbird 68.11
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2020-30: CVE-2020-15659
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2020-15659 [HIGH] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2020-30: CVE-2020-15659
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2020-30
CVE: CVE-2020-15659
Product: Firefox
Impact: high
Fixed in: Firefox 79
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2020-32: CVE-2020-15659
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2020-15659 [HIGH] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2020-32: CVE-2020-15659
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2020-32
CVE: CVE-2020-15659
Product: Firefox ESR
Impact: high
Fixed in: Firefox ESR 78.1
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2020-33: CVE-2020-15659
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2020-15659 [HIGH] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2020-33: CVE-2020-15659
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2020-33
CVE: CVE-2020-15659
Product: Thunderbird
Impact: high
Fixed in: Thunderbird 78.1
GHSA
GHSA-r2p6-cvv5-qcq5: Mozilla developers and community members reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 78 and Firefox ESR 78
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2020-15659 [HIGH] GHSA-r2p6-cvv5-qcq5: Mozilla developers and community members reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 78 and Firefox ESR 78
Mozilla developers and community members reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 78 and Firefox ESR 78.0. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 79, Firefox ESR < 68.11, Firefox ESR < 78.1, Thunderbird < 68.11, and Thunderbird < 78.1.
OSV
CVE-2020-15659: Mozilla developers and community members reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 78 and Firefox ESR 78
osv·2020-08-10·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2020-15659 [HIGH] CVE-2020-15659: Mozilla developers and community members reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 78 and Firefox ESR 78
Mozilla developers and community members reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 78 and Firefox ESR 78.0. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 79, Firefox ESR < 68.11, Firefox ESR < 78.1, Thunderbird < 68.11, and Thunderbird < 78.1.
OSV
firefox vulnerabilities
osv·2020-07-29·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2020-6463 [MEDIUM] firefox vulnerabilities
firefox vulnerabilities
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive
information, bypass iframe sandbox restrictions, confuse the user, or
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-6463, CVE-2020-6514, CVE-2020-15652,
CVE-2020-15653, CVE-2020-15654, CVE-2020-15656, CVE-2020-15658,
CVE-2020-15659)
It was discovered that redirected HTTP requests which are observed or
modified through a web extension could bypass existing CORS checks. If a
user were tricked in to installing a specially crafted extension, an
attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain sensitive information
across origins. (CVE-2020-15655)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00022.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00025.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00032.htmlhttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1550133%2C1633880%2C1643613%2C1644839%2C1645835%2C1646006%2C1646787%2C1649347%2C1650811%2C1651678https://usn.ubuntu.com/4443-1/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-30/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-31/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-32/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-33/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-35/http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00022.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00025.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00032.htmlhttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1550133%2C1633880%2C1643613%2C1644839%2C1645835%2C1646006%2C1646787%2C1649347%2C1650811%2C1651678https://usn.ubuntu.com/4443-1/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-30/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-31/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-32/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-33/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-35/
2020-08-10
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