CVE-2018-18510: Medium severity firefox vulnerability

Published Dec 11, 2018
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Updated

The about:crashcontent and about:crashparent pages can be triggered by web content. These pages are used to crash the loaded page or the browser for test purposes. This issue allows for a non-persistent denial of service (DOS) attack by a malicious site which links to these pages.

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
Mozilla Firefox<64
64
Mozilla Firefox<64.0

Event History

Dec 11, 2018
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Apr 26, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:13 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:13 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2018-18510.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2018-18510?

The severity of CVE-2018-18510 is medium.

3

Which software is affected by CVE-2018-18510?

Mozilla Firefox versions up to 64.0 are affected by CVE-2018-18510.

4

How can a non-persistent denial of service (DOS) attack be performed using this vulnerability?

By linking to the about:crashcontent and about:crashparent pages, a malicious site can perform a non-persistent denial of service (DOS) attack.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2018-18510?

You can find more information about CVE-2018-18510 in the following references: [link1](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1507702), [link2](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-29/), [link3](https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-29/).

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