Bug 1692795 (CVE-2018-12407) - CVE-2018-12407 firefox: buffer overflow with ANGLE library when using VertexBuffer11 module
Summary: CVE-2018-12407 firefox: buffer overflow with ANGLE library when using VertexB...
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: CVE-2018-12407
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Blocks: 1692767
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Reported: 2019-03-26 13:16 UTC by msiddiqu
Modified: 2021-02-26 05:26 UTC (History)
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Fixed In Version: firefox 64
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Last Closed: 2019-03-29 05:43:42 UTC
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Description msiddiqu 2019-03-26 13:16:04 UTC 
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.

References:

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1505973

External References:

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-29/#CVE-2018-12407
Comment 1 Doran Moppert 2019-03-29 05:43:44 UTC 
Statement:

This flaw did not affect the Firefox 60 ESR stream.
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