CVE-2018-12378

N/A
Published: October 18, 2018 at 01:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:37 AM UTC
11 products affected across 4 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu LinuxFirefox

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability can occur when an IndexedDB index is deleted while still in use by JavaScript code that is providing payload values to be stored. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 62, Firefox ESR < 60.2, and Thunderbird < 60.2.1.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 60.2.0v < 62v < 62.0
Affected range stops below 62, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 62.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 60.2.1
Affected range stops below 60.2.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (17)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105280
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041610
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2692
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2693
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3403
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3458
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00011.html

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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