CVE-2018-12385
A potentially exploitable crash in TransportSecurityInfo used for SSL can be triggered by data stored in the local cache in the user profile directory.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A potentially exploitable crash in TransportSecurityInfo used for SSL can be triggered by data stored in the local cache in the user profile directory. This issue is only exploitable in combination with another vulnerability allowing an attacker to write data into the local cache or from locally installed malware. This issue also triggers a non-exploitable startup crash for users switching between the Nightly and Release versions of Firefox if the same profile is used. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.2.1, Firefox ESR < 60.2.1, and Firefox < 62.0.2.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.36% probability · 29th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- 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
EPSS 0.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105380Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041700Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041701Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2834Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2835Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3403Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3458Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1490585Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3778-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3793-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4304Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4327Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-22/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-23/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-25/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105380Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041700Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041701Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2834Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2835Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3403Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3458Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1490585Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3778-1/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.