CVE-2018-18498 is a critical integer overflow vulnerability affecting Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird versions prior to 64 and 60.4 respectively. This flaw can lead to an out-of-bounds write during image buffer size calculations, potentially allowing for remote code execution. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and severe impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, indicating awareness and potential interest.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 64.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 60.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 60.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.