Vulnerability Description
A potential vulnerability was found in 32-bit builds where an integer overflow during the conversion of scripts to an internal UTF-16 representation could result in allocating a buffer too small for the conversion. This leads to a possible out-of-bounds write. *Note: 64-bit builds are not vulnerable to this issue.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 63, Firefox ESR < 60.3, and Thunderbird < 60.3.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 63.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox Esr | < 60.3 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 60.3 |
| 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 | 7.6 |
| 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/show_bug.cgi?id=1495011Issue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00008.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00011.htmlThird 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-2018-12393?
CVE-2018-12393 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). A potential vulnerability was found in 32-bit builds where an integer overflow during the conversion of scripts to an internal UTF-16 representation could result in allocating a buffer too small for t...
How severe is CVE-2018-12393?
CVE-2018-12393 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2018-12393?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox Esr, Mozilla Thunderbird, Debian Debian Linux, Canonical Ubuntu Linux.