FKIE_CVE-2019-17015
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2020-01-08 22:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 02:23
Severity
Summary
During the initialization of a new content process, a pointer offset can be manipulated leading to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash in the parent process. *Note: this issue only occurs on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.4 and Firefox < 72.
References
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