CVE-2018-12375: canonical ubuntu_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-12375 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 8.8, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 3Timeline
- 18-10-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 61. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort that some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 62.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.85%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
79%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 1.85% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu3 products
- firefox< 62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.3 | < 62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.3 | < 62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.3
- mozjs38All versions (No fix recorded)
- mozjs52All versions (No fix recorded)
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL14.04 | 16.04 | 18.04
Mozilla1 product
- firefox≥ unspecified, < 62 | < 62.0
3 vendors · 5 products