Attacker Value
Unknown
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Exploitability
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
Low
Attack Vector
Local
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CVE-2018-12379

Disclosure Date: October 18, 2018
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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.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
7.8 High
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
1.8
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
Low
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High

General Information

Vendors

  • debian,
  • mozilla,
  • redhat

Products

  • debian linux 8.0,
  • debian linux 9.0,
  • enterprise linux desktop 6.0,
  • enterprise linux desktop 7.0,
  • enterprise linux server 6.0,
  • enterprise linux server 7.0,
  • enterprise linux server aus 7.6,
  • enterprise linux server eus 7.5,
  • enterprise linux server eus 7.6,
  • enterprise linux server tus 7.6,
  • enterprise linux workstation 6.0,
  • enterprise linux workstation 7.0,
  • firefox,
  • firefox esr,
  • thunderbird
Technical Analysis