VDB
CVE-2018-18505
CVE-2018-18505
PUBLISHED
CVSS 10 CRITICAL
An earlier fix for an Inter-process Communication (IPC) vulnerability, CVE-2011-3079, added authentication to communication between IPC endpoints and server parents during IPC process creation. This authentication is insufficient for channels created after the IPC process is started, leading to the authentication not being correctly applied to later channels. This could allow for a sandbox escape through IPC channels due to lack of message validation in the listener process. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.5, Firefox ESR < 60.5, and Firefox < 65.
EPSS 4.42% · 91.3th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
4.42%
91.3th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | thunderbird | *, 1:60.2.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2, 1:52.9.1+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | mozjs52 | 52.9.1-1ubuntu3, 52.9.1-1build1, 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | thunderbird | 1:31.1.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 1:31.2.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 1:31.3.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | firefox | 50.1.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, 0, 42.0+build2-0ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | thunderbird | 1:52.9.1+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, *, 1:60.4.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | firefox | *, *, * |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | firefox | 59.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1, 60.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, 62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.4 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | mozjs52 | 52.9.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, 52.8.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, 52.3.1-7fakesync1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | mozjs38 | 0, 38.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu1, 38.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu4 |
Timeline
- Jan 30, 2019 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 25, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 29, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 9, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 13, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 19, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 22, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jan 26, 2024 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-18505 advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3874-1 advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3897-1 advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2019-01/#CVE-2018-18505 third-party-advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2019-03/#CVE-2018-18505 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-18505 third-party-advisory