Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2019-11740
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 211 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities | 3 Sep 201900:00 | – | freebsd | |
| Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities of Mozilla Firefox have affected Synthetic Playback Agent 8.1.4.x | 20 Dec 201908:47 | – | ibm | |
| Security fix for the ALT Linux 10 package firefox-esr version 68.1.0-alt1 | 4 Sep 201900:00 | – | altlinux | |
| Security fix for the ALT Linux 10 package thunderbird version 68.1.2-alt1 | 13 Oct 201900:00 | – | altlinux | |
| Amazon Linux 2 : thunderbird (ALAS-2019-1304) | 4 Oct 201900:00 | – | nessus | |
| CentOS 8 : firefox (CESA-2019:2663) | 29 Jan 202100:00 | – | nessus | |
| CentOS 6 : firefox (CESA-2019:2694) | 18 Sep 201900:00 | – | nessus | |
| CentOS 7 : firefox (CESA-2019:2729) | 19 Sep 201900:00 | – | nessus | |
| CentOS 7 : thunderbird (CESA-2019:2773) | 19 Sep 201900:00 | – | nessus | |
| Debian DLA-1910-1 : firefox-esr security update | 9 Sep 201900:00 | – | nessus |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-11740 |
| cve | www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi |
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
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script_id(244596);
script_version("1.2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/07/24");
script_cve_id("CVE-2019-11740");
script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2019-11740");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
patched.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.
- Mozilla developers and community members reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 68, Firefox ESR
68, and Firefox 60.8. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with
enough effort that some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects
Firefox < 69, Thunderbird < 68.1, Thunderbird < 60.9, Firefox ESR < 60.9, and Firefox ESR < 68.1.
(CVE-2019-11740)
Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-11740");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:U/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2019-11740");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2019/09/03");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/08/07");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mozjs38");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mozjs52");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Misc.");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025-2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl", "set_linux_os_id.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "global_settings/vendor_unpatched", "Host/OS/identifier");
script_require_ports("Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-18.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-20.04");
exit(0);
}
if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
include('linux_unpatched.inc');
var distro_constraints_array = {
"Ubuntu Linux-18.04": {
"package_manager": "dpkg-l",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "18.04",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "libmozjs-52-0"},
{"reference": "libmozjs-52-dev"},
{"reference": "mozjs38"}
]
}
]
},
"Ubuntu Linux-20.04": {
"package_manager": "dpkg-l",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "20.04",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "mozjs52"}
]
}
]
}
};
var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var third_party_support = get_kb_item('Host/OS/extended-third-party');
if (!empty_or_null(third_party_support)) {
var third_party_vendors = distro_constraints_values['third_party'];
if (!empty_or_null(third_party_vendors)) {
var vendor;
foreach vendor (third_party_vendors) {
if (vendor == third_party_support) exit(0, 'A third party management patch is available for this vulnerability from ' + vendor + '.\n');
}
}
}
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);
if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_WARNING,
extra : report
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}
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