Check Point Advisories

Mozilla Multiple Products Type Confusion (CVE-2019-9816)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2019-2175
Date Published:	3 Jul 2020
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Monday 27 March, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2019-9816
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Mozilla Thunderbird versions before 60.7 Mozilla Firefox versions before 67 Mozilla Firefox ESR versions before 60.7
Vulnerability Description	A type confusion vulnerability exists in multiple Mozilla products. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Mozilla Multiple Products Type Confusion (CVE-2019-9816) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Mozilla Multiple Products Type Confusion (CVE-2019-9816)