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CVE-2018-18512

N/A
Published: April 26, 2019 at 04:13 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:47 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorThunderbird

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability can occur while playing a sound notification in Thunderbird. The memory storing the sound data is immediately freed, although the sound is still being played asynchronously, leading to a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.5.

Affected

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

Thunderbird· Mozilla
95%
v < 60.5v < 65.0
Affected range stops below 60.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 65.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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Patch and advisory references

References (2)

x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1482659
x_refsource_CONFIRMx_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-03/

CVSS

7.5HIGH[email protected]
Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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