Vulnerability Description
Mozilla developers and community members reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 63 and Firefox ESR 60.3. 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 < 60.4, Firefox ESR < 60.4, and Firefox < 64.
CVSS Score
CRITICAL
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 60.4.0 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 60.4.0 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
| 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/106168Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3831Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3833Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0159Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0160Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1494752%2C1498765%2C1503326%2C15Broken LinkIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00002.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-04Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3844-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3868-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4354Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4362Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-29/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-30/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-31/Vendor Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2018-12405?
CVE-2018-12405 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Mozilla developers and community members reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 63 and Firefox ESR 60.3. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough...
How severe is CVE-2018-12405?
CVE-2018-12405 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-2018-12405?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop.