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.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1620818 | Exploit Issue Tracking |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4335-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-11/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-14/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1620818 | Exploit Issue Tracking |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4335-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-11/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-14/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-6819 |
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Information
Published : 2020-04-24 16:15
Updated : 2025-10-22 00:17
NVD link : CVE-2020-6819
Mitre link : CVE-2020-6819
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-6819
JSON object : View
Products Affected
mozilla
- firefox
- thunderbird
- firefox_esr
