ID:7819 - Exploit for Type Confusion in Firefox ESR and Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2019-11707

 
Main Vulnerability Database Exploits ID:7819 - Exploit for Type Confusion in Firefox ESR and Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2019-11707

ID:7819 - Exploit for Type Confusion in Firefox ESR and Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2019-11707

Published: May 13, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU18824
Vulnerability risk: Critical
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11707
CWE-ID: CWE-843
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Firefox ESR
Mozilla Firefox

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error when manipulating JavaScript objects due to issues in Array.pop. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild along with SB2019062002 (CVE-2019-11708).


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.