Out-of-Bounds Affecting firefox package, versions <65.0+build2-0ubuntu1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.38% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2104-FIREFOX-1269410
  • published30 Jan 2019
  • disclosed5 Feb 2019

Introduced: 30 Jan 2019

CVE-2018-18503  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:21.04 firefox to version 65.0+build2-0ubuntu1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:21.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

When JavaScript is used to create and manipulate an audio buffer, a potentially exploitable crash may occur because of a compartment mismatch in some situations. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 65.