Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-12405
Mozilla developers and community members reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 63 and Firefox ESR 60.3. 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 Thunderbird < 60.4, Firefox ESR < 60.4, and Firefox < 64.
Vulnerability category: OverflowMemory Corruption
Products affected by CVE-2018-12405
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-12405
0.55%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 77 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-12405
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7.5
|
HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
10.0
|
6.4
|
NIST | |
|
9.8
|
CRITICAL | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
3.9
|
5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-12405
-
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-2018-12405
-
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-29/
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 64 — MozillaVendor Advisory
-
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-30/
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 60.4 — MozillaVendor Advisory
-
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0159
RHSA-2019:0159 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalThird Party Advisory
-
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4354
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4354-1 firefox-esrThird Party Advisory
-
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0160
RHSA-2019:0160 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalThird Party Advisory
-
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3831
RHSA-2018:3831 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalThird Party Advisory
-
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00002.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 1605-1] firefox-esr security updateThird Party Advisory
-
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4362
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4362-1 thunderbirdThird Party Advisory
-
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3844-1/
USN-3844-1: Firefox vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
-
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1494752%2C1498765%2C1503326%2C1505181%2C1500759%2C1504365%2C1506640%2C1503082%2C1502013%2C1510471
Bug ListBroken Link;Issue Tracking;Vendor Advisory
-
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-04
Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201903-04) — Gentoo securityThird Party Advisory
-
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3868-1/
USN-3868-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
-
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3833
RHSA-2018:3833 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalThird Party Advisory
-
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106168
Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR Multiple Security VulnerabilitiesVDB Entry;Third Party Advisory
-
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-31/
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 60.4 — MozillaVendor Advisory
Jump to