CVE-2018-12363
A use-after-free vulnerability can occur when script uses mutation events to move DOM nodes between documents, resulting in the old document
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 60, 52.9, 60.1, 61
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
A use-after-free vulnerability can occur when script uses mutation events to move DOM nodes between documents, resulting in the old document that held the node being freed but the node still having a pointer referencing it. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60, Thunderbird < 52.9, Firefox ESR < 60.1, Firefox ESR < 52.9, and Firefox < 61.
Timeline
- CVE published
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Mozilla Thunderbird
fixed in 60; fixed in 52.9
- Mozilla Firefox ESR
fixed in 60.1; fixed in 52.9
- Mozilla Firefox
fixed in 61