VDB-134170 · CVE-2019-9806 · Qualys 197402

Mozilla Firefox up to 65.x FTP resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Mozilla Firefox up to 65.x. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component FTP Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2019-9806. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 65.x (Web Browser). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component FTP Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

A vulnerability exists during authorization prompting for FTP transaction where successive modal prompts are displayed and cannot be immediately dismissed. This allows for a denial of service (DOS) attack. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 66.

The bug was discovered 03/19/2019. The weakness was published 04/26/2019. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-9806 since 03/14/2019. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 38 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 197402 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Firefox Vulnerabilities (USN-3918-1)).

Upgrading to version 66.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-134154, VDB-134162, VDB-134164 and VDB-134166. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 66.0

Timelineinfo

03/14/2019 🔍
03/19/2019 +5 days 🔍
04/26/2019 +38 days 🔍
04/27/2019 +1 days 🔍
09/07/2023 +1594 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-9806 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-9806
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-134170
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/27/2019 09:40
Updated: 09/07/2023 19:44
Changes: 04/27/2019 09:40 (60), 06/03/2020 08:36 (1), 09/07/2023 19:36 (4), 09/07/2023 19:44 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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