Input validation error in Firefox ESR - CVE-2019-11717

Vulnerability identifier: #VU33036

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11717

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

A vulnerability exists where the caret ("^") character is improperly escaped constructing some URIs due to it being used as a separator, allowing for possible spoofing of origin attributes. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.8, Firefox < 68, and Thunderbird < 60.8.

Firefox ESR
Gentoo Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power 9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM System z (Structure A)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Slackware Linux
Opensuse
Secure Remote Services (SRS) Virtual Edition
SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise
firefox-esr (Alpine package)
firefox (Red Hat package)
thunderbird (Red Hat package)
Dell EMC Unity VSA Operating Environment (OE)
Dell EMC Unity XT Operating Environment (OE)
Dell EMC Unity Operating Environment (OE)

Install update from vendor's website.

Firefox ESR - update to 60.8.0
Secure Remote Services (SRS) Virtual Edition - update to 3.46.00.04
firefox-esr (Alpine package) - update to 60.8.0-r0
Dell EMC Unity VSA Operating Environment (OE) - update to 5.0.2.0.5.009
Dell EMC Unity XT Operating Environment (OE) - update to 5.0.2.0.5.009
Dell EMC Unity Operating Environment (OE) - update to 5.0.2.0.5.009
firefox (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 60.8.0-1.el6_10, 60.8.0-1.el7_6, 60.8.0-1.el8_0
thunderbird (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 60.8.0-1.el6_10, 60.8.0-1.el7_6, 60.8.0-1.el8_0

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00055.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00058.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00073.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00009.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00010.html
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1548306
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00001.html
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00002.html
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-12
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-20
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-21/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-22/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-23/

• Input validation error in Mozilla Firefox ESR
• OpenSUSE Linux update for MozillaThunderbird
• OpenSUSE Linux update for MozillaThunderbird
• OpenSUSE Linux update for MozillaFirefox
• OpenSUSE Linux update for MozillaFirefox
• Input validation error in firefox-esr (Alpine package)
• Gentoo update for Mozilla Thunderbird
• Slackware Linux update for mozilla-firefox
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell EMC Secure Remote Services (SRS) Virtual Edition
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell EMC Unity Family, Dell EMC Unity XT Family
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for firefox
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 update for firefox
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 update for firefox
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 update for thunderbird
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 update for thunderbird
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for thunderbird