Buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2018-12407
A buffer overflow occurs when drawing and validating elements with the ANGLE graphics library, used for WebGL content, when working with the VertexBuffer11 module. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 64.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.033 (88.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.033 · newest: 0.033 · 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/ (Vendor Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3844-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (Vendor Advisory, Permissions Required, Issue Tracking)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/106167 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-12407?
- CVE-2018-12407 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-02-28.
- How severe is CVE-2018-12407?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.