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CVE-2019-11757

Mozilla: Use-after-free when creating index updates in IndexedDB

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

8.8

CVSS 3.1

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Published · October 22, 2019

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird. When following a value's prototype chain, it was possible to retain a reference to a locale, delete it, and subsequently reference it. An attacker could use this flaw to execute code that was stored in the referenced memory or crash the system.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-416 · Use After Free