5.8

CVE-2019-11761: canonical ubuntu_linux

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-11761DEBIAN-CVE-2019-11761ALPINE-CVE-2019-11761
Published 08-01-2020Last modified 04-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-11761 is a medium (CVSS 5.8) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.4, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.79%
0%100%
Low · -0.13 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 26 · Related 14

Timeline

  1. 08-01-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

By using a form with a data URI it was possible to gain access to the privileged JSONView object that had been cloned into content. Impact from exposing this object appears to be minimal, however it was a bypass of existing defense in depth mechanisms. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 70, Thunderbird < 68.2, and Firefox ESR < 68.2.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.79%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

56%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Decrease -0.13 pp

From 0.91% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu4 products
  • firefox< 70.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | < 70.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | < 70.0+build2-0ubuntu1
  • mozjs38All versions (No fix recorded)
  • mozjs52All versions (No fix recorded)
  • thunderbird< 1:68.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 | < 1:68.2.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
Alpine3 products
  • firefox< 70.0-r0
  • firefox-esr< 68.2.0-r0
  • librewolf< 70.0-r0
Mozilla3 products
Debian2 products
  • firefox-esr< 68.2.0esr-1
  • thunderbird< 1:68.2.1-1
Canonical1 product

5 vendors · 13 products

References

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