Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast Affecting firefox package, versions <62.0.3-1
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
5.12% (93rd
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-FIREFOX-423016
- published 9 Oct 2018
- disclosed 18 Oct 2018
Introduced: 9 Oct 2018
CVE-2018-12386 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable
firefox
to version 62.0.3-1 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.
A vulnerability in register allocation in JavaScript can lead to type confusion, allowing for an arbitrary read and write. This leads to remote code execution inside the sandboxed content process when triggered. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.2.2 and Firefox < 62.0.3.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-12386
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4310
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-24/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1493900
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2881
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2884
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105460
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041770
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-12386
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3778-1/