Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-12375
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 61. 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 < 62.
Vulnerability category: OverflowMemory Corruption
Products affected by CVE-2018-12375
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-12375
0.40%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 73 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-12375
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
|
NIST | |
|
8.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.8
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5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-12375
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2018-12375
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1478849%2C1433502%2C1480965%2C894215%2C1462693%2C1475431%2C1461027
Bug ListNot Applicable;Issue Tracking;Vendor Advisory
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041610
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Spoof the Address Bar, Bypass Security Restrictions, and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTrackerThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105276
Mozilla Firefox MFSA2018-20 Multiple Security VulnerabilitiesThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-20/
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 62 — MozillaVendor Advisory
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/3761-1/
USN-3761-1: Firefox vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
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