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CVE-2018-12378 Detail

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability can occur when an IndexedDB index is deleted while still in use by JavaScript code that is providing payload values to be stored. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 62, Firefox ESR < 60.2, and Thunderbird < 60.2.1.


Severity



CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
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


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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105280 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041610 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2692 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2693 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3403 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3458 Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1459383 Issue Tracking 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00011.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01 Third Party Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13 Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3761-1/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3793-1/ Third Party Advisory 
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4287 Third Party Advisory 
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4327 Third Party Advisory 
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-20/ Vendor Advisory 
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-21/ Vendor Advisory 
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-25/ Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-416 Use After Free cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-12378
NVD Published Date:
10/18/2018
NVD Last Modified:
12/06/2018
Source:
Mozilla Corporation