Mozilla Firefox/Firefox ESR/Thunderbird IonMonkey JIT Compiler type confusion

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR and Thunderbird. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component IonMonkey JIT Compiler. The manipulation leads to type confusion. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-17026. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR and Thunderbird (Web Browser) (affected version unknown). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component IonMonkey JIT Compiler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a type confusion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-843. The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Incorrect alias information in IonMonkey JIT compiler for setting array elements could lead to a type confusion. We are aware of targeted attacks in the wild abusing this flaw. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.4.1, Thunderbird < 68.4.1, and Firefox < 72.0.1.
The weakness was disclosed 03/02/2020. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-17026 since 09/30/2019. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/02/2020).
The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 11/03/2021 with a due date of 05/03/2022:
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Product
Type
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/
- Product: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4
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VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploiting
Class: Type confusionCWE: CWE-843
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
09/30/2019 🔍03/02/2020 🔍
03/02/2020 🔍
05/11/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: 162568
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2019-17026 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-17026
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-150767
Entry
Created: 03/02/2020 12:46Updated: 05/11/2025 00:45
Changes: 03/02/2020 12:46 (36), 03/02/2020 12:51 (18), 04/07/2024 16:20 (19), 04/07/2024 16:27 (2), 05/11/2025 00:45 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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