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    CVE-2020-6819

    Under certain conditions, when running the nsDocShell destructor, a race condition can cause a use-after-free. We are aware of targeted attacks in the wild abusing this flaw. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.7.0, Firefox < 74.0.1, and Firefox ESR < 68.6.1.

    Published:Apr 3, 2020
    Last Modified:Nov 4, 2025
    EPS:Apr 24, 2020
    EPSS Score:0.00475
    CVSS Score:8.1

    CISA Notification

    Description

    Under certain conditions, when running the nsDocShell destructor, a race condition can cause a use-after-free. We are aware of targeted attacks in the wild abusing this flaw. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.7.0, Firefox < 74.0.1, and Firefox ESR < 68.6.1.

    Required Action:

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

    Notes:

    No extra notes provided.

    Due Date
    May 3, 2022
    1592 days ago
    Alert Date
    Nov 3, 2021
    1773 days ago

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Mozilla
    Product
    Firefox
    Vendor
    Mozilla
    Product
    Thunderbird
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel E4s

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