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CVE-2020-12417· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mozilla

Due to confusion about ValueTags on JavaScript Objects, an object may pass through the type barrier, resulting in memory corruption and a po

Due to confusion about ValueTags on JavaScript Objects, an object may pass through the type barrier, resulting in memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. *Note: this issue only affects Firefox on ARM64 platforms.* This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.10, Firefox < 78, and Thunderbird < 68.10.0.

HighCVSS 8.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jul 9, 2020
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
2.7% · 85th percentile
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Action score

36

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 2.7%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
mozillafirefox
mozillafirefox esr
mozillathunderbird
canonicalubuntu linux
opensuseleap

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • canonical ubuntu linux16.04
  • canonical ubuntu linux18.04
  • canonical ubuntu linux19.10
  • canonical ubuntu linux20.04
  • mozilla firefoxbefore 78.0
  • mozilla firefox esrbefore 68.10.0
  • mozilla thunderbirdbefore 68.10.0
  • opensuse leap15.1
  • opensuse leap15.2

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (mozilla). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Mozilla Firefox

    • unspecified and later · before 78affected
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR

    • unspecified and later · before 68.10affected
  • Mozilla Thunderbird

    • unspecified and later · before 68.10.0affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:10firefox-esrbefore 68.10.0esr-1~deb10u168.10.0esr-1~deb10u1
Debian:10thunderbirdbefore 1:68.10.0-1~deb10u11:68.10.0-1~deb10u1
Debian:12firefox-esrbefore 68.10.0esr-168.10.0esr-1
Debian:12thunderbirdbefore 1:68.10.0-11:68.10.0-1
Debian:9firefox-esrbefore 68.10.0esr-1~deb9u168.10.0esr-1~deb9u1
Debian:9thunderbirdbefore 1:68.10.0-1~deb9u11:68.10.0-1~deb9u1
openSUSE:Leap 15.1MozillaFirefoxbefore 78.0.1-lp151.2.53.178.0.1-lp151.2.53.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.1MozillaThunderbirdbefore 68.10.0-lp151.2.44.268.10.0-lp151.2.44.2
openSUSE:Leap 15.2MozillaFirefoxbefore 78.0.1-lp152.2.5.178.0.1-lp152.2.5.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.2MozillaThunderbirdbefore 68.10.0-lp152.2.4.168.10.0-lp152.2.4.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientfirefoxbefore 0:68.10.0-1.el7_80:68.10.0-1.el7_8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientfirefox-debuginfobefore 0:68.10.0-1.el7_80:68.10.0-1.el7_8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientthunderbirdbefore 0:68.10.0-1.el7_80:68.10.0-1.el7_8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientthunderbird-debuginfobefore 0:68.10.0-1.el7_80:68.10.0-1.el7_8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamfirefoxbefore 0:68.10.0-1.el8_20:68.10.0-1.el8_2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamfirefox-debuginfobefore 0:68.10.0-1.el8_20:68.10.0-1.el8_2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamfirefox-debugsourcebefore 0:68.10.0-1.el8_20:68.10.0-1.el8_2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamthunderbirdbefore 0:68.10.0-1.el8_20:68.10.0-1.el8_2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamthunderbird-debuginfobefore 0:68.10.0-1.el8_20:68.10.0-1.el8_2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamthunderbird-debugsourcebefore 0:68.10.0-1.el8_20:68.10.0-1.el8_2
Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.0::appstreamfirefoxbefore 0:68.10.0-1.el8_00:68.10.0-1.el8_0
Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.0::appstreamfirefox-debuginfobefore 0:68.10.0-1.el8_00:68.10.0-1.el8_0
Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.0::appstreamfirefox-debugsourcebefore 0:68.10.0-1.el8_00:68.10.0-1.el8_0
Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.0::appstreamthunderbirdbefore 0:68.10.0-1.el8_00:68.10.0-1.el8_0

+15

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    87Now
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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Debian:firefox-esr68.10.0esr-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
Debian:thunderbird1:68.10.0-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
openSUSE:MozillaFirefox78.0.1-lp152.2.5.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.2Package registry (OSV)
openSUSE:MozillaThunderbird68.10.0-lp151.2.44.2 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1Package registry (OSV)
Red Hat:firefox0:68.10.0-1.el8_0 · Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.0::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
Red Hat:firefox-debuginfo0:68.10.0-1.el8_0 · Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.0::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
Red Hat:firefox-debugsource0:68.10.0-1.el8_0 · Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.0::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
Red Hat:thunderbird0:68.10.0-1.el7_8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
Red Hat:thunderbird-debuginfo0:68.10.0-1.el7_8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
Red Hat:thunderbird-debugsource0:68.10.0-1.el8_1 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.1::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
SUSE:MozillaFirefox78.0.1-78.80.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)
SUSE:MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE78-4.14.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1Package registry (OSV)
SUSE:MozillaFirefox-branding-SLED78-21.12.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)
SUSE:MozillaThunderbird68.10.0-3.88.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP1Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-617 · Reachable Assertion

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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