First published: Tue Oct 23 2018(Updated: )
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.* External Reference: <a href="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-27/#CVE-2018-12393">https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-27/#CVE-2018-12393</a>
Credit: security@mozilla.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Mozilla Firefox ESR | <60.3 | 60.3 |
Mozilla Thunderbird | <60.3 | 60.3 |
Mozilla Firefox | <63 | 63 |
Mozilla Firefox | <63.0 | |
Mozilla Firefox ESR | <60.3 | |
Mozilla Thunderbird | <60.3 | |
Debian GNU/Linux | =8.0 | |
Debian GNU/Linux | =9.0 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =14.04 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =16.04 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =18.04 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =18.10 | |
redhat enterprise Linux desktop | =6.0 | |
redhat enterprise Linux desktop | =7.0 | |
redhat enterprise Linux server | =6.0 | |
redhat enterprise Linux server | =7.0 | |
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 | |
redhat enterprise Linux workstation | =7.0 | |
debian/firefox | 135.0-1 | |
debian/firefox-esr | 115.14.0esr-1~deb11u1 128.6.0esr-1~deb11u3 128.5.0esr-1~deb12u1 128.7.0esr-1~deb12u1 128.6.0esr-4 128.7.0esr-1 | |
debian/thunderbird | 1:115.12.0-1~deb11u1 1:128.7.0esr-1~deb11u1 1:128.5.0esr-1~deb12u1 1:128.6.0esr-1~deb12u1 1:128.6.0esr-1 |
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(Found alongside the following vulnerabilities)
CVE-2018-12393 has a severity rating classified as moderate, indicating potential impact but requiring specific conditions to exploit.
To fix CVE-2018-12393, upgrade to the latest versions of affected software such as Mozilla Firefox ESR beyond 60.3 or Mozilla Thunderbird beyond 60.3.
CVE-2018-12393 affects 32-bit builds of Mozilla Firefox versions up to 63 and Mozilla Thunderbird versions up to 60.3.
Yes, CVE-2018-12393 can potentially be exploited remotely through malicious scripts that trigger the integer overflow.
CVE-2018-12393 impacts various platforms including Windows and Linux distributions using affected versions of Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird.