In the previous mitigations for Spectre, the resolution or precision of various methods was reduced to counteract the ability to measure precise time intervals. In that work PerformanceNavigationTiming was not adjusted but it was found that it could be used as a precision timer. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60, Firefox ESR < 60.1, and Firefox < 61.
The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01 | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-15/ | vendor advisory |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1462891 | vendor advisory issue tracking permissions required |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00011.html | third party advisory mailing list |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13 | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4295 | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-16/ | vendor advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041193 | third party advisory vdb entry |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-19/ | vendor advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3705-1/ | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104561 | third party advisory vdb entry |