| Name | CVE-2019-17009 |
| Description | When running, the updater service wrote status and log files to an unrestricted location; potentially allowing an unprivileged process to locate and exploit a vulnerability in file handling in the updater service. *Note: This attack requires local system access and only affects Windows. Other operating systems are not affected.*. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.3, Firefox ESR < 68.3, and Firefox < 71. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| firefox (PTS) | sid | 125.0.1-2 | fixed |
| firefox-esr (PTS) | buster | 91.12.0esr-1~deb10u1 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 115.10.0esr-1~deb10u1 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 115.7.0esr-1~deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security) | 115.10.0esr-1~deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 115.7.0esr-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 115.10.0esr-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| trixie | 115.8.0esr-1 | fixed | |
| sid | 115.10.0esr-1 | fixed | |
| thunderbird (PTS) | buster | 1:91.12.0-1~deb10u1 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 1:115.9.0-1~deb10u1 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 1:115.7.0-1~deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security) | 1:115.9.0-1~deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 1:115.7.0-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 1:115.9.0-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| sid | 1:115.9.0-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| firefox | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | |||
| firefox-esr | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | |||
| thunderbird | source | (unstable) | (not affected) |
- firefox <not-affected> (Updater not used in Debian packages)
- firefox-esr <not-affected> (Updater not used in Debian packages)
- thunderbird <not-affected> (Updater not used in Debian packages)
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2019-36/#CVE-2019-17009
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2019-37/#CVE-2019-17009
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2019-38/#CVE-2019-17009