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DEBIAN-CVE-2019-11708
Insufficient vetting of parameters passed with the Prompt:Open IPC message between child and parent processes can result in the non-sandboxed parent p...
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Insufficient vetting of parameters passed with the Prompt:Open IPC message between child and parent processes can result in the non-sandboxed parent process opening web content chosen by a compromised child process. When combined with additional vulnerabilities this could result in executing arbitrary code on the user's computer. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.7.2, Firefox < 67.0.4, and Thunderbird < 60.7.2.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
firefox-esr
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"60.7.2esr-1"}]}]
Debian:13
firefox-esr
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"60.7.2esr-1"}]}]
Debian:14
firefox-esr
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"60.7.2esr-1"}]}]
Debian:12
thunderbird
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:60.7.2-1"}]}]
Debian:13
thunderbird
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:60.7.2-1"}]}]
Debian:14
thunderbird
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:60.7.2-1"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org