Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-18500
A use-after-free vulnerability can occur while parsing an HTML5 stream in concert with custom HTML elements. This results in the stream parser object being freed while still in use, leading to a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.5, Firefox ESR < 60.5, and Firefox < 65.
Vulnerability category: Memory Corruption
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-18500
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 36.59%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 97 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-18500
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
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7.5
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
10.0
|
6.4
|
[email protected] |
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
|
[email protected] |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-18500
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Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.Assigned by: [email protected] (Primary)
References for CVE-2018-18500
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-07
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0218
Third Party Advisory
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https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4376
Third Party Advisory
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/3874-1/
Third Party Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106781
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/3897-1/
Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00021.html
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-01/
Vendor Advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0269
Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00025.html
Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0270
Third Party Advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0219
Third Party Advisory
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-03/
Vendor Advisory
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https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4392
Third Party Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-04
Third Party Advisory
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-02/
Vendor Advisory
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00024.html
Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2018-18500
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*