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CVE-2018-12379
Published: Oct 18, 2018
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
When the Mozilla Updater opens a MAR format file which contains a very long item filename, an out-of-bounds write can be triggered, leading to a potentially exploitable crash. This requires running the Mozilla Updater manually on the local system with the malicious MAR file in order to occur. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 62, Firefox ESR < 60.2, and Thunderbird < 60.2.1.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Mozilla | Firefox | affected unspecified - < 62 |
Mozilla | Firefox ESR | affected unspecified - < 60.2 |
Mozilla | Thunderbird | affected unspecified - < 60.2.1 |
References
105280
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
GLSA-201810-01
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
RHSA-2018:2693
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
[debian-lts-announce] 20181112 [SECURITY] [DLA 1575-1] thunderbird security update
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
GLSA-201811-13
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
DSA-4327
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
RHSA-2018:3403
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-20/
x_refsource_CONFIRM
1041610
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
RHSA-2018:2692
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2018:3458
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-21/
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-25/
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1473113
x_refsource_CONFIRM
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