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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-12365

A compromised IPC child process can escape the content sandbox and list the names of arbitrary files on the file system without user consent or interaction.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 3.16%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.16%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

A compromised IPC child process can escape the content sandbox and list the names of arbitrary files on the file system without user consent or interaction. This could result in exposure of private local files. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60, Thunderbird < 52.9, Firefox ESR < 60.1, Firefox ESR < 52.9, and Firefox < 61.

CVSS 3.0
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
3.16% probability · 87th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-200
Affected
redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server eus · redhat/enterprise linux server tus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux · mozilla/firefox · mozilla/firefox esr · mozilla/thunderbird
Source
security@mozilla.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.