Improper Input Validation Affecting firefox package, versions <62.0.3+build1-0ubuntu1
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- published9 Oct 2018
- disclosed18 Oct 2018
Introduced: 9 Oct 2018
CVE-2018-12387 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:21.04 firefox to version 62.0.3+build1-0ubuntu1 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.
A vulnerability where the JavaScript JIT compiler inlines Array.prototype.push with multiple arguments that results in the stack pointer being off by 8 bytes after a bailout. This leaks a memory address to the calling function which can be used as part of an exploit inside the sandboxed content process. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.2.2 and Firefox < 62.0.3.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-12387
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4310
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-12387
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-24/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1493903
- 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
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3778-1/