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CRITICAL
CVE-2018-18500
Thunderbird/Firefox Use-After-Free HTML5 Stream Parser Vuln
Description

A use-after-free vulnerability can occur while parsing an HTML5 stream in concert with custom HTML elements. This results in the stream parser object being freed while still in use, leading to a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.5, Firefox ESR < 60.5, and Firefox < 65.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 5, 2019, 9:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 2, 2019, 7:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-18500 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-18500 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
4 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus
5 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus
6 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus
1 Mozilla firefox
2 Mozilla firefox_esr
3 Mozilla thunderbird
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux

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PoC for CVE-2018-18500 - Firefox Use-After-Free

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-18500 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-18500 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00021.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 02, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-07 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-04 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-04 Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-04 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 27, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4392 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4392 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00024.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00024.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3897-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3897-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 27, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3897-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 17, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4392 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00024.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 08, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106781 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106781 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0269 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0269 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00025.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00025.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4376 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4376 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-01/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-01/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0218 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0218 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-03/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-03/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-02/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-02/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3874-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3874-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0219 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0219 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0270 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0270 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 65.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 60.5 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 60.5
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 06, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4376 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3874-1/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00025.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0270 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0269 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0219 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0218 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106781 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-18500 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-18500 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

22.56 }} -6.26%

score

0.96603

percentile

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