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CVE-2018-12371

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201811-13

Severity Score

8.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

An integer overflow vulnerability in the Skia library when allocating memory for edge builders on some systems with at least 16 GB of RAM. This results in the use of uninitialized memory, resulting in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.1, Thunderbird < 60, and Firefox < 61.

Una vulnerabilidad de desbordamiento de enteros en la biblioteca Skia al asignar memoria para constructores de bordes en algunos sistemas con al menos 16 GB de RAM. Esto resulta en el uso de memoria no inicializada, resultando en un bloqueo potencialmente explotable. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a Firefox ESR versiones anteriores a 60.1, Thunderbird versiones anteriores a 60 y Firefox versiones anteriores a 61

USN-3705-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced various minor regressions. This update fixes the problems. Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, read uninitialized memory, bypass same-origin restrictions, bypass CORS restrictions, bypass CSRF protections, obtain sensitive information, or execute arbitrary code. A security issue was discovered with WebExtensions. If a user were tricked in to installing a specially crafted extension, an attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain full browser permissions. Various other issues were also addressed.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2018-06-14 CVE Reserved
  • 2018-07-05 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-05 First Exploit
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Mozilla
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Firefox
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< 61.0
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Mozilla
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Firefox Esr
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< 60.1.0
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Mozilla
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Thunderbird
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< 60.0
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Affected