Vulnerability Description
Mozilla developers and community members reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 62 and 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 < 63, Firefox ESR < 60.3, and Thunderbird < 60.3.
CVSS Score
CRITICAL
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/105718Third 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=1487098%2C1487660%2C1490234%2C14Issue TrackingPatchVendor 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/3801-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3868-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4324Third Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2018-12390?
CVE-2018-12390 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Mozilla developers and community members reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 62 and Firefox ESR 60.2. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough...
How severe is CVE-2018-12390?
CVE-2018-12390 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-2018-12390?
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.