cve/2019/CVE-2019-17015.md

### [CVE-2019-17015](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-17015)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Firefox%20ESR&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Firefox&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=before%2068.4%20&color=brightgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=before%2072%20&color=brightgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=Memory%20corruption%20in%20parent%20process%20during%20new%20content%20process%20initialization%20on%20Windows&color=brightgreen)

### Description

During the initialization of a new content process, a pointer offset can be manipulated leading to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash in the parent process. *Note: this issue only occurs on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.4 and Firefox < 72.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155912/Slackware-Security-Advisory-mozilla-thunderbird-Updates.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1599005

#### Github
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon