Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU17260

#VU17260 Out-of-bounds read in Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2018-18504

Published: January 29, 2019

Vulnerability identifier: #VU17260

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18504

CWE-ID: CWE-125

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox

Software vendor:
Mozilla

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when the buffer of a texture client is freed while it is still in use during graphic operations. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

External links

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2019-01/