CVE detail
CVE-2020-6819
Under certain conditions, when running the nsDocShell destructor, a race condition can cause a use-after-free. We are aware of targeted attacks in the wild abusing this flaw. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.7.0, Firefox < 74.0.1, and Firefox ESR < 68.6.1.
Buzz score
Why this CVE is surfacing
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Buzz score components · mention 16.1 · diversity 13.0 · KEV 25.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Why it matters now
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Evidence
Source links by recency
4 source links · newest first
- 6th April – Threat Intelligence BulletinCheck Point Research
For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 6th April 2020, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. Top Attacks and Breaches A new campaign of the Zeus Sphinx banker is targeting clients of US, Canadian and Australian banks using COVID-19 themed emails. Emails titled “COVID 19 relief” contain password-protected Word documents with […]
vendorresearch.checkpoint.comApr 6, 2020, 2:15 PM Mozilla has released critical security updates for Firefox and Firefox ESR on Friday, patching two vulnerabilities that are being actively exploited by attackers.
newswww.helpnetsecurity.comApr 6, 2020, 10:09 AMMozilla has released updates for its Firefox web browser to patch two critical use-after-free vulnerabilities that have been exploited in attacks.
newswww.securityweek.comApr 6, 2020, 8:46 AM- Firefox 74.0.1 addresses two zero-days exploited in the wildSecurity Affairs
Mozilla releases Firefox version 74.0.1 to address two vulnerabilities exploited by threat actors in attacks in the wild, users should update their browsers asap. Mozilla is urging users to install the latest version of its browser, Firefox 74.0.1, which addresses two bugs that are being exploited in the wild by threat actors. The two vulnerabilities […]
newssecurityaffairs.comApr 4, 2020, 4:22 PM
Exploit code
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