CVE-2018-12359

Description

A buffer overflow can occur when rendering canvas content while adjusting the height and width of the canvas element dynamically, causing data to be written outside of the currently computed boundaries. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60, Thunderbird < 52.9, Firefox ESR < 60.1, Firefox ESR < 52.9, and Firefox < 61.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.50% Top 20%
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Affected: Mozilla Thunderbird
Affected: Mozilla Firefox ESR
Affected: Mozilla Firefox
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References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1459162 vendor advisory issue tracking permissions required
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104555 third party advisory vdb entry
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-15/ vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2112 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4235 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-18/ vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2113 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-16/ vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4244 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041193 third party advisory vdb entry
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-19/ vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2252 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-17/ vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00013.html third party advisory mailing list
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2251 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3705-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3714-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00014.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-12359?
CVE-2018-12359 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-12359?
To fix CVE-2018-12359, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-12359 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-12359 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-12359?
CVE-2018-12359 affects Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Firefox ESR, Mozilla Firefox.
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