CVE-2018-12401

Some special resource URIs will cause a non-exploitable crash if loaded with optional parameters following a '?' in the parsed string. This could lead to denial of service (DOS) attacks. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 63.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105721	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041944	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1422456	Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3801-1/	Third Party Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-26/	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04::::lts:::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04::::lts:::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04::::lts:::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2019-02-28 18:29

Updated : 2024-02-04 20:03

NVD link : CVE-2018-12401

Mitre link : CVE-2018-12401

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-12401

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mozilla

firefox

canonical

ubuntu_linux

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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