During the initialization of a new content process, a pointer...
Vulnerability Description
During the initialization of a new content process, a pointer offset can be manipulated leading to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash in the parent process. *Note: this issue only occurs on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.4 and Firefox < 72.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1599005
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-01/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-02/
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/18
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155912/Slackware-Security-Advisory-mozilla-thunderbird-Updates.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00029.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00043.html
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