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FKIE_CVE-2018-12393

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2019-02-28 18:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:37
Summary
A potential vulnerability was found in 32-bit builds where an integer overflow during the conversion of scripts to an internal UTF-16 representation could result in allocating a buffer too small for the conversion. This leads to a possible out-of-bounds write. *Note: 64-bit builds are not vulnerable to this issue.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 63, Firefox ESR < 60.3, and Thunderbird < 60.3.
References
security@mozilla.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105718Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@mozilla.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105769Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@mozilla.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041944Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@mozilla.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3005Third Party Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3006Third Party Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3531Third Party Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3532Third Party Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1495011Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00008.htmlThird Party Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00011.htmlThird Party Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-04Third Party Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13Third Party Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3801-1/Third Party Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3868-1/Third Party Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4324Third Party Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4337Third Party Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-26/Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-27/Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-28/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105718Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105769Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041944Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3005Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3006Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3531Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3532Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1495011Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00008.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00011.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-04Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/3801-1/Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/3868-1/Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4324Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4337Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-26/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-27/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-28/Vendor Advisory

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