Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:2018185000000000
Revision Date:2019-02-05Version:1
Title:CVE-2018-18500 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
Description: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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2018-18500
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.10
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • firefox package in cosmic was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '65.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.10.1').
  • OR mozjs52: while related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore this issue (note: 'reached end-of-life').
  • OR mozjs60: while related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore this issue (note: 'reached end-of-life').
  • OR thunderbird package in cosmic was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '1:60.5.1+build2-0ubuntu0.18.10.1').
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