CVE-2019-11708

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    CVE-2019-11708

    Published: 23 Jul 2019Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Insufficient vetting of parameters passed with the Prompt:Open IPC message between child and parent processes can result in the non-sandboxed parent process opening web content chosen by a compromised child process. When combined with additional vulnerabilities this could result in executing arbitrary code on the user's computer. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.7.2, Firefox < 67.0.4, and Thunderbird < 60.7.2.

    References: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-11708, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-12, https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-19/, https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-20/, http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155592/Mozilla-Firefox-Windows-64-Bit-Chain-Exploit.html, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1559858

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Low
    High
    Availability
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    Low
    High