CVE-2018-12392 Affecting firefox package, versions <63.0-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.4% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-FIREFOX-422566
  • published28 Oct 2018
  • disclosed28 Feb 2019

Introduced: 28 Oct 2018

CVE-2018-12392  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable firefox to version 63.0-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

When manipulating user events in nested loops while opening a document through script, it is possible to trigger a potentially exploitable crash due to poor event handling. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 63, Firefox ESR < 60.3, and Thunderbird < 60.3.