CVE-2019-11729

7.5 HIGH
Published: July 23, 2019 Modified: November 25, 2025
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Description

Empty or malformed p256-ECDH public keys may trigger a segmentation fault due values being improperly sanitized before being copied into memory and used. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.8, Firefox < 68, and Thunderbird < 60.8.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00055.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00058.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00073.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00009.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00010.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1951
Source: security@mozilla.org
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4190
Source: security@mozilla.org
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1515342
Source: security@mozilla.org
Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00029.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-12
Source: security@mozilla.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-20
Source: security@mozilla.org
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-21/
Source: security@mozilla.org
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-22/
Source: security@mozilla.org
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-23/
Source: security@mozilla.org
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00055.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00058.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00073.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00009.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00010.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1951
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4190
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1515342
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00029.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-12
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-20
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-21/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-22/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-23/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

28 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.7%
71th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

mozilla

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