Buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2018-12407
Published: December 11, 2018 / Updated: December 11, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16445
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12407
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error when drawing and validating elements with the ANGLE graphics library, used for WebGL content, when working with the
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to boundary error when drawing and validating elements with the ANGLE graphics library, used for WebGL content, when working with the
VertexBuffer11 module. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Affected software
Mozilla Firefox
Arch Linux
Arch Linux
How to mitigate CVE-2018-12407
Update to version 64.0.
Mozilla Firefox - update to 64.0