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CVE-2018-18502: canonical ubuntu_linux

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-18502
Published 05-02-2019Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-18502 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.15%
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-3874-1

Timeline

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

Description

Mozilla developers and community members reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 64. 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 < 65.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.15%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

82%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.15% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
2.15%

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< 65.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | < 65.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | < 65.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • mozjs38All versions (No fix recorded)
  • mozjs52All versions (No fix recorded)
Canonical1 product
Mozilla1 product
  • firefox≥ unspecified, < 65 | < 65.0

3 vendors · 5 products

References

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