CVE-2019-17024: High severity Mozilla Thunderbird vulnerability

Published Jan 7, 2020
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Updated

Last updated 25 August 2025

Other sources

Mozilla developers Jason Kratzer, Christian Holler, and Bob Clary reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 71 and Firefox ESR 68.3. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code.

Mozilla

Mozilla developers Jason Kratzer, Christian Holler, and Bob Clary reported memory safety bugs present in Thunderbird 68.3. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code.

Mozilla

Mozilla developers reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 71 and Firefox ESR 68.3. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.4 and Firefox < 72.

Launchpad

Affected Software

35 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/firefox<68.4
68.4
redhat/thunderbird<68.4.1
68.4.1
Mozilla Thunderbird<68.4.1
68.4.1
Mozilla Firefox<72
72
Mozilla Firefox ESR<68.4
68.4
Mozilla Firefox<72.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR<68.4
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=19.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=19.10
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
redhat Enterprise Linux=8.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop=6.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop=7.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Eus=7.7
redhat Enterprise Linux Eus=8.1
redhat Enterprise Linux Eus=8.2
redhat Enterprise Linux Eus=8.4
redhat Enterprise Linux Server=6.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Server=7.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus=7.7
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus=8.2
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus=8.4
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus=7.7
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus=8.2
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus=8.4
redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation=6.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation=7.0
openSUSE Leap=15.1
debian/firefox
149.0.2-1
debian/firefox-esr
115.14.0esr-1~deb11u1140.9.1esr-1~deb11u1128.14.0esr-1~deb12u1140.9.1esr-1~deb12u1140.8.0esr-1~deb13u1140.9.1esr-1~deb13u1140.9.1esr-1
debian/thunderbird
1:115.12.0-1~deb11u11:140.9.1esr-1~deb11u11:140.6.0esr-1~deb12u11:140.9.1esr-1~deb12u11:140.8.0esr-1~deb13u11:140.9.1esr-1~deb13u11:140.9.0esr-11:140.9.1esr-1

Event History

Jan 7, 2020
CVE Published
via Mozilla·12:00 AM
Jan 8, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:31 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:31 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·11:21 PM
Description
Feb 20, 2026
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·10:29 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Apr 15, 2026
Data Sourced
via Debian·11:04 PM
DescriptionAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2019-17024.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2019-17024?

CVE-2019-17024 has a severity rating of high.

3

Which software products are affected by CVE-2019-17024?

The software products affected by CVE-2019-17024 are Mozilla Firefox ESR (versions up to exclusive 68.4), Mozilla Thunderbird (versions up to exclusive 68.4.1), and Mozilla Firefox (versions up to exclusive 72).

4

What are the potential risks of CVE-2019-17024?

CVE-2019-17024 could allow attackers to exploit memory corruption bugs and run arbitrary code.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2019-17024?

You can find more information about CVE-2019-17024 on the Mozilla Bugzilla and Mozilla security advisories websites.

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