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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.2.1.2018.29
Category:General
Title:Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2018-29) - Linux
Summary:This host is missing a security update for Mozilla Firefox.
Description:Summary:
This host is missing a security update for Mozilla Firefox.

Vulnerability Insight:
CVE-2018-12407: Buffer overflow with ANGLE library when using VertexBuffer11 module
A buffer overflow occurs when drawing and validating elements with the ANGLE graphics library, used for WebGL content, when working with the VertexBuffer11 module. This results in a potentially exploitable crash.

CVE-2018-17466: Buffer overflow and out-of-bounds read in ANGLE library with TextureStorage11
A buffer overflow and out-of-bounds read can occur in TextureStorage11 within the ANGLE graphics library, used for WebGL content. This results in a potentially exploitable crash.

CVE-2018-18492: Use-after-free with select element
A use-after-free vulnerability can occur after deleting a selection element due to a weak reference to the select element in the options collection. This results in a potentially exploitable crash.

CVE-2018-18493: Buffer overflow in accelerated 2D canvas with Skia
A buffer overflow can occur in the Skia library during buffer offset calculations with hardware accelerated canvas 2D actions due to the use of 32-bit calculations instead of 64-bit. This results in a potentially exploitable crash.

CVE-2018-18494: Same-origin policy violation using location attribute and performance.getEntries to steal cross-origin URLs
A same-origin policy violation allowing the theft of cross-origin URL entries when using the Javascript location property to cause a redirection to another site using performance.getEntries(). This is a same-origin policy violation and could allow for data theft.

CVE-2018-18495: WebExtension content scripts can be loaded in about: pages
WebExtension content scripts can be loaded into about: pages in some circumstances, in violation of the permissions granted to extensions. This could allow an extension to interfere with the loading and usage of these pages and use capabilities that were intended to be restricted from extensions.

CVE-2018-18497: WebExtensions can load arbitrary URLs through pipe separators
Limitations on the URIs allowed to WebExtensions by the browser.windows.create API can be bypassed when a pipe in the URL field is used within the extension to load multiple pages as a single argument. This could allow a malicious WebExtension to opened privileged about: or file: locations.

CVE-2018-18498: Integer overflow when calculating buffer sizes for images
A potential vulnerability leading to an integer overflow can occur during buffer size calculations for images when a raw value is used instead of the checked value. This can ... [Please see the references for more information on the vulnerabilities]

Affected Software/OS:
Firefox version(s) below 64.

Solution:
The vendor has released an update. Please see the reference(s) for more information.

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-12405
BugTraq ID: 106168
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106168
Debian Security Information: DSA-4354 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4354
Debian Security Information: DSA-4362 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4362
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-04
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00002.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:3831
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3831
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:3833
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3833
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:0159
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0159
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:0160
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0160
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3844-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3868-1/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-12406
BugTraq ID: 106167
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106167
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-12407
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-17466
BugTraq ID: 105666
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105666
Debian Security Information: DSA-4330 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4330
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-10
https://crbug.com/880906
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:3004
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3004
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-18492
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-18493
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-18494
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-18495
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-18497
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-18498
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-18510
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1507702
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-29/
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