cve/2019/CVE-2019-9790.md

### [CVE-2019-9790](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-9790)
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### Description

A use-after-free vulnerability can occur when a raw pointer to a DOM element on a page is obtained using JavaScript and the element is then removed while still in use. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.6, Firefox ESR < 60.6, and Firefox < 66.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1525145

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.