Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-18501
Mozilla developers and community members reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 64 and Firefox ESR 60.4. 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 < 60.5, Firefox ESR < 60.5, and Firefox < 65.
Vulnerability category: OverflowMemory Corruption
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-18501
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 1.17%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 83 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-18501
| 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
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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-2018-18501
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.Assigned by: [email protected] (Primary)
References for CVE-2018-18501
- 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-2018-18501
- 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: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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*