CVE-2020-15669
CVSS V2 Medium 6.8
CVSS V3 High 8.8
Description
When aborting an operation, such as a fetch, an abort signal may be deleted while alerting the objects to be notified. This results in a use-after-free and we presume that with enough effort it could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.12 and Thunderbird < 68.12.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2020-15669
- Assigner
- security@mozilla.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2020-10-01T19:15:13
- Last Modified Date
- 2020-10-02T19:02:26
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 68.12 | |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 68.12 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.8
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 8.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-40/ | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1656957 | Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-37/ | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15669 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-15669 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:10:42 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-04 23:36:52 | 2020-10-01T19:15Z | 2020-10-01T19:15:13 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-04 23:36:52 | 2020-10-02T19:02:26 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-04 23:36:52 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |