Vulnerability Description
Mozilla developers and community members reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox ESR 60.2. 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 ESR < 60.3 and Thunderbird < 60.3.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 60.3.0 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 60.3.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 |
| 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 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105723Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105769Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041944Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3005Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3006Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3531Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3532Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1498460%2C1499198Broken LinkIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00008.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00011.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-04Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3868-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4324Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4337Third Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2018-12389?
CVE-2018-12389 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). Mozilla developers and community members reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox ESR 60.2. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort that so...
How severe is CVE-2018-12389?
CVE-2018-12389 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2018-12389?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, Debian Debian Linux, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop.