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CVE-2018-18492 json

A use-after-free vulnerability can occur after deleting a selection element due to a weak reference to the select element in the options co…

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-10217

cvss
9.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
9.6%
EPSS 9.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • Mozilla Thunderbird 60.4
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR 60.4
  • Mozilla Firefox 64
  • firefox-esr Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 60.4.0esr-1
  • thunderbird Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:60.4.0-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-18492

  • firefox Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
  • firefox Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  • firefox Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 64.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • thunderbird Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1:60.4.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
  • thunderbird Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1:60.4.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  • thunderbird Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 1:60.4.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2018-18492

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  • thunderbird RHEL 6 60.4.0-1.el6
  • thunderbird RHEL 7 60.4.0-1.el7_6
  • firefox RHEL 7 60.4.0-1.el7
  • firefox RHEL 6 60.4.0-1.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2019:0159RHSA-2019:0160RHSA-2018:3833RHSA-2018:3831

  • mozilla-nss SLES 12 SP4, SLES 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP2-BCL +13 more 3.40.1-58.18.1
  • mozilla-nspr SLES 12 SP4, SLES 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP2-BCL +13 more 4.20-19.6.1
  • MozillaFirefox SLES 12 SP4, SLES 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP2-BCL +13 more 60.4.0esr-109.55.1
  • MozillaThunderbird SLE Workstation Extension 15 60.5.0-3.20.2
  • mozilla-nss SLE Module for Basesystem 15 3.40.1-3.7.2
  • mozilla-nspr SLE Module for Basesystem 15 4.20-3.3.2
  • MozillaFirefox SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 60.4.0-3.21.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2018:4236-2SUSE-SU-2019:0338-1SUSE-SU-2018:4236-1SUSE-SU-2018:4235-1

  • firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 92.0-1.2
  • MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Tumbleweed 91.1.1-1.1
  • MozillaThunderbird Package Hub 12 60.5.1-79.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10601-1openSUSE-SU-2019:0249-1

  • firefox Arch Linux 64.0-1

arch linux advisories AVG-833

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red hat product security vex CVE-2018-18492 updated cvss 9.8

Mozilla: Use-after-free with select element

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox 60.4.0-1.el7, thunderbird 60.4.0-1.el7_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox 60.4.0-1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:3833
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) firefox 60.4.0-1.el6, thunderbird 60.4.0-1.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) firefox 60.4.0-1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:3831
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) firefox 60.4.0-1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:3833
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7) thunderbird 60.4.0-1.el7_6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:0160
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) firefox 60.4.0-1.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) firefox 60.4.0-1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:3831
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox 60.4.0-1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:3833
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) firefox 60.4.0-1.el6, thunderbird 60.4.0-1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:3831
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox 60.4.0-1.el7, thunderbird 60.4.0-1.el7_6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:3833
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) firefox 60.4.0-1.el6, thunderbird 60.4.0-1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:3831
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox 60.4.0-1.el7, thunderbird 60.4.0-1.el7_6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:3833
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) firefox 60.4.0-1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:3831
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox 60.4.0-1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:3833
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 firefox, thunderbird
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

9.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Mozilla Thunderbird
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR
  • Mozilla Firefox

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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