#VU16493 Integer overflow in Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2018-18498
Published: December 12, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16493
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18498
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox
Software vendor:
Mozilla
Mozilla
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to an integer overflow during buffer size calculations for images. A remote attacker can use a raw value instead of the checked value, trigger out-of-bounds read and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists due to an integer overflow during buffer size calculations for images. A remote attacker can use a raw value instead of the checked value, trigger out-of-bounds read and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Update to version 64.0.