CVE-2019-17017

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Due to a missing case handling object types, a type confusion vulnerability could occur, resulting in a crash. We presume that with enough effort that it could be exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.4 and Firefox < 72.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-843

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jan 8, 2020
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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