# CVE-2018-18512: A use-after-free vulnerability can occur while playing a sound notification in Thunderbird.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 60.5
- Published: 2019-04-26 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Mozilla Thunderbird: fixed in 60.5

## Description

A use-after-free vulnerability can occur while playing a sound notification in Thunderbird. The memory storing the sound data is immediately freed, although the sound is still being played asynchronously, leading to a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.5.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Mozilla Thunderbird, upgrade to a fixed version (60.5) per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-03/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1482659

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