Insecure library loading in Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2019-9798
Published: March 21, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18037
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9798
CWE-ID: CWE-427
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a malicious application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to Firefox on Android allows loading of a library from APITRACE_LIB path that is writable by default by all users and applications. A malicious third-party application can place a malicious library and perform MitM attack.
Note: this vulnerability affects Android installation only.
Affected software
Mozilla Firefox
How to mitigate CVE-2019-9798
Install updates from vendor's website.
Mozilla Firefox - update to 66.0