CVE-2019-9798: High severity firefox vulnerability

Published Mar 19, 2019
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Updated

On Android systems, Firefox can load a library from APITRACELIB, which is writable by all users and applications. This could allow malicious third party applications to execute a man-in-the-middle attack if a malicious code was written to that location and loaded. Note: This issue only affects Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.

Other sources

On Android systems, Firefox can load a library from APITRACELIB, which is writable by all users and applications. This could allow malicious third party applications to execute a man-in-the-middle attack if a malicious code was written to that location and loaded. Note: This issue only affects Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 66.

Affected Software

5 affected componentsFixes available
Mozilla Firefox<66
66
All of the following
Mozilla Firefox<66.0
Google Android
Mozilla Firefox<66.0
Google Android

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
Data Sourced
via NVD·05:29 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2019-9798?

The severity of CVE-2019-9798 is high.

2

How does CVE-2019-9798 affect Android systems?

CVE-2019-9798 affects Android systems by allowing malicious third-party applications to execute a man-in-the-middle attack.

3

Which version of Firefox is affected by CVE-2019-9798?

Firefox version up to 66 is affected by CVE-2019-9798.

4

How can I fix CVE-2019-9798?

To fix CVE-2019-9798, update Firefox to version 66 or higher.

5

What is the CWE ID of CVE-2019-9798?

The CWE ID of CVE-2019-9798 is 426.

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