Vulnerability Description
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 61 and Firefox ESR 60.1. 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, Firefox ESR < 60.2, and Thunderbird < 60.2.1.
CVSS Score
CRITICAL
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 6.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 7.6 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Eus | 7.5 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Tus | 7.6 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 60.2.0 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 60.2.1 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105280Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041610Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2692Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2693Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3403Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3458Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1469309%2C1469914%2C1450989%2C14Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00011.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3761-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3793-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4287Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4327Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-20/Vendor Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2018-12376?
CVE-2018-12376 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 61 and Firefox ESR 60.1. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort that some of these could be exploited to r...
How severe is CVE-2018-12376?
CVE-2018-12376 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.
Is there a patch for CVE-2018-12376?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus.