VDB-138481 · CVE-2019-11700 · Qualys 371797

Mozilla Firefox up to 66.x on Windows res: information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 66.x on Windows. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component res: Handler. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-11700. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 66.x on Windows (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component res: Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A hyperlink using the res: protocol can be used to open local files at a known location in Internet Explorer if a user approves execution when prompted. *Note: this issue only occurs on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 67.

The weakness was released 07/23/2019. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-11700 since 05/03/2019. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371797 (Mozilla Firefox Multiple Security Vulnerabilities (MFSA 2019-13,MFSA2019-14)).

Upgrading to version 67.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-138483, VDB-138482, VDB-138480 and VDB-138478. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 67.0

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05/03/2019 🔍
07/23/2019 +81 days 🔍
07/23/2019 +0 days 🔍
06/06/2024 +1780 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: mozilla.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-11700 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-11700
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-138481
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/23/2019 21:36
Updated: 06/06/2024 08:50
Changes: 07/23/2019 21:36 (40), 07/09/2020 20:27 (18), 11/06/2023 08:52 (4), 11/06/2023 08:53 (1), 06/06/2024 08:50 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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