Buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2018-12406
Mozilla developers and community members reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 63. 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 < 64.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (65.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 65.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-29/ (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3844-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/106167 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-12406?
- CVE-2018-12406 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-02-28.
- How severe is CVE-2018-12406?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.