7.5

CVE-2018-12401: canonical ubuntu_linux Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-12401
Published 28-02-2019Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-12401 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.51%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 3
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1USN-3801-1

Timeline

  1. 28-02-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Some special resource URIs will cause a non-exploitable crash if loaded with optional parameters following a '?' in the parsed string. This could lead to denial of service (DOS) attacks. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 63.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.51%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

85%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.51% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
2.51%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu3 products
  • firefox< 63.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 | < 63.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 | < 63.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
  • mozjs38All versions (No fix recorded)
  • mozjs52All versions (No fix recorded)
Canonical1 product
Mozilla1 product
  • firefox≥ unspecified, < 63 | < 63.0

3 vendors · 5 products

References

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