CVE-2019-9814: Critical severity Mozilla Firefox vulnerability

Published May 21, 2019
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Updated

Last updated 25 August 2025

Other sources

Mozilla developers and community members Christian Holler, Andrei Ciure, Julien Cristau, Jan de Mooij, Jan Varga, Marcia Knous, André Bargull, and Philipp reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 66. 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 66. 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 < 67.

Launchpad

Affected Software

3 affected componentsFixes available
Mozilla Firefox<67
67
Mozilla Firefox<67.0
debian/firefox
152.0-1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade Firefox to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 67
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/firefox to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 152.0-1

Event History

May 21, 2019
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Jul 23, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:24 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:24 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·11:34 PM
Description
Feb 19, 2026
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·06:02 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Jun 18, 2026
Data Sourced
via Debian·03:58 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2019-9814?

CVE-2019-9814 is a memory safety vulnerability present in Firefox 66 that can lead to memory corruption with enough effort.

2

How severe is CVE-2019-9814?

CVE-2019-9814 has a severity rating of critical with a CVSS score of 9.0.

3

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2019-9814?

Firefox versions up to and excluding 67.0 are affected by CVE-2019-9814.

4

How can I fix CVE-2019-9814?

To fix CVE-2019-9814, upgrade your Firefox browser to version 67.0 or higher.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2019-9814?

More information about CVE-2019-9814 can be found at the following references: [Bugzilla](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1527592%2C1534536%2C1520132%2C1543159%2C1539393%2C1459932%2C1459182%2C1516425), [Mozilla Security Advisories](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2019-13/)

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