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Plain-English summary
CVE-2019-9800 is a group of Mozilla memory safety bugs affecting older Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird releases. Mozilla said some showed memory corruption and could plausibly be exploited to run arbitrary code. The practical risk is endpoints running outdated browser or mail software, especially where users browse untrusted sites or open external email content.
Executive priority
Treat as a high-priority legacy endpoint hygiene issue. There is no sourced active exploitation signal here, but arbitrary code execution in browser and mail clients can become business-impacting if outdated software remains in use.
Technical view
Mozilla classified this as memory safety bugs present in Firefox 66, Firefox ESR 60.6, and Thunderbird 60.6. Affected versions are Firefox before 67, Firefox ESR before 60.7, and Thunderbird before 60.7. The CVE record provides no CVSS score or CWE mapping, but Mozilla states arbitrary code execution may be possible with sufficient effort.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on unmanaged or legacy endpoints still running Firefox below 67, Firefox ESR below 60.7, or Thunderbird below 60.7. Modern patched installations are not indicated as affected by the source bundle.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. The risk comes from Mozilla's assessment that some memory corruption bugs in this group could be developed into arbitrary code execution.
Researcher notes
This CVE aggregates multiple Mozilla memory safety bugs referenced through Mozilla advisories and a Bugzilla bug list. Evidence is incomplete for individual root causes, exploit primitives, and CVSS scoring, so avoid overclaiming beyond affected versions and Mozilla's arbitrary-code-execution assessment.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Firefox to version 67 or later.
- Upgrade Firefox ESR to version 60.7 or later.
- Upgrade Thunderbird to version 60.7 or later.
- Check Mozilla advisories for product-specific release guidance.
- Remove unsupported legacy Mozilla builds from managed endpoints.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird versions across endpoints.
- Confirm no installations remain below the fixed versions.
- Review software deployment logs for successful Mozilla update rollout.
- Validate exception lists for legacy systems requiring older browsers or mail clients.
- Check vendor advisories against asset versions before closure.
Public sources used
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- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-13/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-15/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-14/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1540166%2C1534593%2C1546327%2C1540136%2C1538736%2C1538042%2C1535612%2C1499719%2C1499108%2C1538619%2C1535194%2C1516325%2C1542324%2C1542097%2C1532465%2C1533554%2C1541580CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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