8.8
HIGH
CVE-2018-18503
Firefox Audio Buffer Compartment Mismatch Crash
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

Feb. 8, 2019, 2:27 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-18503 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 Mozilla firefox
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-18503.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106773 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3874-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-01/ Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-18503 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 08, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106773 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106773 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    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://usn.ubuntu.com/3874-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3874-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 65.0
    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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 06, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3874-1/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106773 [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.
Exploit Prediction

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

0.35 }} -0.07%

score

0.72483

percentile

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