Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201812379000
Revision Date:2018-10-18Version:1
Title:CVE-2018-12379 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
Description:When the Mozilla Updater opens a MAR format file which contains a very long item filename, an out-of-bounds write can be triggered, leading to a potentially exploitable crash. This requires running the Mozilla Updater manually on the local system with the malicious MAR file in order to occur. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 62, Firefox ESR < 60.2, and Thunderbird < 60.2.1.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2018-12379
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'firefox' package in bionic is not affected.
  • OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'thunderbird' package in bionic is not affected.
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