PT-2019-1437 · Mozilla+5 · Firefox Esr+7
Alex Gaynor
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Published
2019-01-29
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Updated
2024-12-12
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CVE-2018-18501
CVSS v3.1
9.8
Critical
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Firefox versions prior to 65
Firefox ESR versions prior to 60.5
Thunderbird versions prior to 60.5
Description
The issue is related to memory safety bugs, including evidence of memory corruption, which could potentially be exploited to run arbitrary code. This is due to a buffer overflow in memory, allowing a remote attacker to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code using a specially crafted web page.
Recommendations
For Firefox versions prior to 65, update to version 65 or later.
For Firefox ESR versions prior to 60.5, update to version 60.5 or later.
For Thunderbird versions prior to 60.5, update to version 60.5 or later.
Fix
Buffer Overflow
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Centos
Firefox
Firefox Esr
Red Hat
Suse
Thunderbird
Ubuntu