DEBIAN-CVE-2018-18500

Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-18500
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-18500.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-18500
Upstream
Published
2019-02-05T21:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-25T22:40:25Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

A use-after-free vulnerability can occur while parsing an HTML5 stream in concert with custom HTML elements. This results in the stream parser object being freed while still in use, leading to a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.5, Firefox ESR < 60.5, and Firefox < 65.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11

firefox-esr

Package

Name
firefox-esr
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/firefox-esr?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
60.5.0esr-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

thunderbird

Package

Name
thunderbird
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/thunderbird?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:60.5.0-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12

firefox-esr

Package

Name
firefox-esr
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/firefox-esr?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
60.5.0esr-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

thunderbird

Package

Name
thunderbird
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/thunderbird?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:60.5.0-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13

firefox-esr

Package

Name
firefox-esr
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/firefox-esr?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
60.5.0esr-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

thunderbird

Package

Name
thunderbird
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/thunderbird?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:60.5.0-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14

firefox-esr

Package

Name
firefox-esr
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/firefox-esr?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
60.5.0esr-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

thunderbird

Package

Name
thunderbird
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/thunderbird?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:60.5.0-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}