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critical 9.8

CVE-2018-18512 json

A use-after-free vulnerability can occur while playing a sound notification in Thunderbird.

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-10237

cvss
9.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.6%
EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A use-after-free vulnerability can occur while playing a sound notification in Thunderbird. The memory storing the sound data is immediately freed, although the sound is still being played asynchronously, leading to a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.5.

Patch / fix

  • Mozilla Thunderbird 60.5
  • thunderbird Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:60.5.0-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-18512

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Exploit prediction

1.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% 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

Classification

Weakness

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