CVE-2018-12407 (GCVE-0-2018-12407)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-02-28 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 08:38
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Summary
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. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 64.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Buffer overflow with ANGLE library when using VertexBuffer11 module
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Mozilla Firefox Affected: unspecified , < 64 (custom)
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Date Public
2019-02-28 00:00
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