CVE-2020-6819 (GCVE-0-2020-6819)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-04-24 15:56 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:35
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Under certain conditions, when running the nsDocShell destructor, a race condition can cause a use-after-free. We are aware of targeted attacks in the wild abusing this flaw. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.7.0, Firefox < 74.0.1, and Firefox ESR < 68.6.1.
Severity
8.1 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: active
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-07 12:49 UTC
CWE
- Use-after-free while running the nsDocShell destructor
- CWE-416 - Use After Free
Assigner
References
5 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1620818 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4335-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
Impacted products
3 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Thunderbird |
Affected:
unspecified , < 68.7.0
(custom)
|
|
| Mozilla | Firefox |
Affected:
unspecified , < 74.0.1
(custom)
|
|
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR |
Affected:
unspecified , < 68.6.1
(custom)
|
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