UBUNTU-CVE-2019-9816

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2019-9816

    Published: 21 May 2019Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2019-9816

    Summary:

    Details: A possible vulnerability exists where type confusion can occur when manipulating JavaScript objects in object groups, allowing for the bypassing of security checks within these groups. *Note: this vulnerability has only been demonstrated with UnboxedObjects, which are disabled by default on all supported releases.*. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.7, Firefox < 67, and Firefox ESR < 60.7.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-9816, https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2019-13/#CVE-2019-9816, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3991-1, https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2019-15/#CVE-2019-9816, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3997-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9816

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: firefox

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -67.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

    Affected versions

    41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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