#VU18029 Use-after-free in Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2019-9790
Published: March 21, 2019 / Updated: March 21, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18029
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9790
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox
Software vendor:
Mozilla
Mozilla
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when a raw pointer to a DOM element on a page is obtained using JavaScript and the element is then removed while still in use. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page, trigger use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.