CVE-2018-18492

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability can occur after deleting a selection element due to a weak reference to the select element in the options collection. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.4, Firefox ESR < 60.4, and Firefox < 64.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 27.06% Top 5%
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Affected: Mozilla Thunderbird
Affected: Mozilla Firefox ESR
Affected: Mozilla Firefox
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-29/ vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1499861 vendor advisory issue tracking permissions required
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00002.html third party advisory mailing list
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3833 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3831 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4362 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-04 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3844-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106168 third party advisory vdb entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0159 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-31/ vendor advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-30/ vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4354 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3868-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0160 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-18492?
CVE-2018-18492 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-18492?
To fix CVE-2018-18492, 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-2018-18492 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-18492 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~27% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-18492?
CVE-2018-18492 affects Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Firefox ESR, Mozilla Firefox.
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