Given a compromised sandboxed content process due to a separate vulnerability, it is possible to escape that sandbox by loading accounts.firefox.com in that process and forcing a log-in to a malicious Firefox Sync account. Preference settings that disable the sandbox are then synchronized to the local machine and the compromised browser would restart without the sandbox if a crash is triggered. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.9, Firefox ESR < 68.1, and Firefox < 69.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.3
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade firefoxUpgrade firefox-esr | Jan 8, 2020 | Jan 8, 2020 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Jan 8, 2020 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade firefoxUpgrade firefox-debuginfoUpgrade firefox-debugsource | Sep 5, 2019 | Sep 4, 2019 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade firefox-esr | Sep 9, 2019 | Sep 9, 2019 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade linux-thunderbirdUpgrade linux-firefoxUpgrade waterfoxUpgrade libxulUpgrade linux-seamonkeyUpgrade thunderbirdUpgrade firefoxUpgrade firefox-esrUpgrade seamonkey | Sep 4, 2019 | Sep 3, 2019 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade www-client/firefox.Upgrade www-client/firefox-bin. | Nov 25, 2019 | Nov 25, 2019 |
| Mfsa2019 25 | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 69.0 | Sep 4, 2019 | Sep 3, 2019 |
| Mfsa2019 26 | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox ESR version 68.1 | Sep 4, 2019 | Sep 3, 2019 |
| Mfsa2019 27 | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox ESR version 60.9 | Sep 4, 2019 | Sep 3, 2019 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade web/data/firefox-bookmarks to version 60.9.0-11.4.14.0.1.2.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade web/browser/firefox to version 60.9.0-11.4.14.0.1.2.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade mail/thunderbird/plugin/thunderbird-lightning to version 60.9.0-11.4.14.0.1.3.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade mail/thunderbird to version 60.9.0-11.4.14.0.1.3.0 on Solaris 11.4 | Oct 16, 2019 | Oct 16, 2019 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade firefox | Sep 11, 2019 | Sep 3, 2019 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade firefox-debuginfoUpgrade firefox-debugsourceNo solution existsUpgrade firefox | Sep 5, 2019 | Sep 4, 2019 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade mozillafirefox-branding-sleUpgrade firefox-gtk3-dataUpgrade firefox-gtk3-immodules-tigrignaUpgrade firefox-glib2-langUpgrade mozilla-nss-certs-32bitUpgrade firefox-libgdk_pixbuf-2_0-0Upgrade firefox-gtk3-immodule-vietnameseUpgrade mozilla-nss-certsUpgrade firefox-glib2-toolsUpgrade firefox-libharfbuzz0Upgrade mozilla-nss-develUpgrade mozillafirefox-translations-otherUpgrade libsoftokn3-32bitUpgrade firefox-gtk3-immodule-ximUpgrade firefox-gtk3-toolsUpgrade firefox-libffi7Upgrade firefox-gtk3-immodule-thaiUpgrade firefox-gtk3-immodule-multipressUpgrade libfirefox-gthread-2_0-0Upgrade libfirefox-gmodule-2_0-0Upgrade mozillafirefox-develUpgrade firefox-atk-langUpgrade firefox-gio-branding-upstreamUpgrade mozilla-nspr-32bitUpgrade firefox-libcairo-gobject2Upgrade libfreebl3Upgrade firefox-libgtk-3-0Upgrade mozillafirefox-translations-commonUpgrade firefox-gtk3-branding-upstreamUpgrade mozillafirefox-branding-upstreamUpgrade mozillafirefox-branding-sledUpgrade mozilla-nssUpgrade firefox-gdk-pixbuf-langUpgrade mozillafirefox-buildsymbolsUpgrade firefox-libffi4Upgrade mozilla-nspr-develUpgrade firefox-libpango-1_0-0Upgrade libfirefox-gobject-2_0-0Upgrade firefox-gdk-pixbuf-query-loadersUpgrade mozilla-nsprUpgrade firefox-gdk-pixbuf-thumbnailerUpgrade libfirefox-gio-2_0-0Upgrade firefox-gtk3-immodule-amharicUpgrade firefox-libatk-1_0-0Upgrade firefox-libcairo2Upgrade mozilla-nss-32bitUpgrade libsoftokn3Upgrade libfirefox-glib-2_0-0Upgrade mozillafirefoxUpgrade firefox-gtk3-langUpgrade libfreebl3-32bitUpgrade firefox-gtk3-immodule-inuktitut | Sep 18, 2019 | Sep 3, 2019 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade firefox | Sep 5, 2019 | Sep 3, 2019 |
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