CVE-2019-9789: Critical severity firefox vulnerability

Published Mar 19, 2019
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Updated

Last updated 24 July 2024

Other sources

Mozilla developers and community members Dragana Damjanovic, Emilio Cobos Álvarez, Henri Sivonen, Narcis Beleuzu, Julian Seward, Marcia Knous, Gary Kwong, Tyson Smith, Yaron Tausky, Ronald Crane, and André Bargull reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 65. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort that some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code.

Mozilla developers and community members reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 65. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort that some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 66.

Launchpad

Affected Software

3 affected componentsFixes available
Mozilla Firefox<66
66
Mozilla Firefox<66.0
debian/firefox
138.0-1

Event History

Mar 19, 2019
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Apr 26, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:13 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:13 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·11:33 PM
Description
Sep 16, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·02:18 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Mar 27, 2025
Data Sourced
via Debian·04:11 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2019-9789?

CVE-2019-9789 is a vulnerability affecting Firefox 65 that allows memory safety bugs to be exploited.

2

Who reported the memory safety bugs present in Firefox 65?

The memory safety bugs in Firefox 65 were reported by Mozilla developers and community members Dragana Damjanovic, Emilio Cobos Álvarez, Henri Sivonen, Narcis Beleuzu, Julian Seward, Marcia Knous, Gary Kwong, Tyson Smith, Yaron Tausky, Ronald Crane, and André Bargull.

3

What is the severity level of CVE-2019-9789?

CVE-2019-9789 has a severity rating of critical with a value of 9.

4

How can I fix the CVE-2019-9789 vulnerability?

To fix the CVE-2019-9789 vulnerability, you should update your Firefox browser to version 66 or higher.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2019-9789?

You can find more information about CVE-2019-9789 on the Mozilla Bugzilla website and the Mozilla security advisories page.

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